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press for

VERB
advocate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back campaign for defend encourage favor further justify promote propose push recommend support tout uphold urge
STRONG
advance advise bless bolster boost champion countenance plug side vindicate
WEAK
argue for be in corner brace up build up get on bandwagon give a leg up give a lift go for go to bat for go with hold with plead for plump for ride shotgun for root for run interference for say so speak for spread around stump for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block conceal condemn deny disapprove discourage dissuade hide hinder hurt oppose refuse reject
STRONG
decrease halt prevent undermine
WEAK
assail attack criticize impugn protest

Example Sentences

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Up first was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who charmed the assembled press for nearly an hour.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Though he has levelled criticism at the media during his two terms as president, Trump also took a moment to thank the press for their "responsible coverage" of the attack.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

If energy prices seem set to remain high for the remainder of this year, workers are more likely to press for higher wages even as businesses will likely shy from incurring higher costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And she has twice worn a burka in the chamber to press for a ban on the garment.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

At Loomis’s urging, Weaver also asked several prominent physicists for “a considered statement of your opinion and advice” on whether to press for immediate funding for the 184-inch.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik