proponent
Example Sentences
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Guardiola has always been a proponent of dominating possession.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It was the brainchild of Ford advisor John R. Lee, an early proponent of “scientific” management.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Peters has risen in internet fame as a proponent of “looksmaxxing,” with his content around the extreme measures he takes for the sole purpose of improving his physical appearance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been the main proponent of the Spirit deal, seeing it potentially delivering a win for Trump by preserving the airline’s roughly 14,000 jobs, the Journal reported this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He was a staunch proponent of academic freedom and highly critical of Nazi Germany and Japanese militarism.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing proponent
Power Prefix: pro
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Grade 9, List 4
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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