proponent
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A proponent of nuclear negotiations, Larijani supported the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which unravelled three years later after Trump withdrew the US from the accord.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was a major proponent of AI adoption in government.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
Kennedy is also, fittingly for his family’s reputation for being full of robust outdoorsmen, a big proponent of getting outside into the woods—advice being made dangerous by the ticks.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
Last year, for example, he sided with Elon Musk, a staunch proponent of the H-1B work visa program typically used by foreign professionals in fields such as engineering, technology and medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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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