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espousing

verb as in stand up for; support

verb as in marry

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Let the record show that espousing principles is common; acting on principle is rare.

Acknowledge that a two-state solution is necessary while espousing the belief that there is no Palestinian partner for peace?

In failing to focus on groups espousing supremacist ideologies, we overlook a major source of the problem.

Reid, one Boehner aide said, was becoming known for espousing “bulls--t.”

But for all his stern language, Kennan was not espousing war with Moscow.

He had not the courage to hazard his position by espousing her cause or undertaking her escape.

His case had been in many ways identical with that of the men whose cause he was now, for reasons of his own, espousing.

As for espousing the animosities of a friend, I strongly doubt it, from the way in which he spoke to me in the first place.

Lincoln never shrank from espousing an unpopular cause when he believed it to be right.

Women of no other nation have this mania for espousing aliens.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to espousing, such as: adopt, uphold, defend, advocate, maintain, and embrace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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