✅ To advocate for something means to recommend it or publicly support it in some way (advocate for better public transport).

✅ To promote something means to encourage it to flourish or develop; it can mean to further a cause or idea (promote world peace).

✅ Advocate suggests a specific method of active public support, such as through speech or writing.

✅ Promote can suggest other methods, such as private political efforts, or by modeling a lifestyle that reflects what you wish to promote.

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✅ Daub means to cover or coat a surface with a substance, especially in a rough or even unskillful way (They daubed paint onto their canvases).

✅ Smear means to spread a substance over a surface, especially in a slightly messy or uneven way (She smeared cream cheese on her bagel).

✅ Daub and smear both mean to put a substance on a surface, but they suggest slightly different substances, methods, and results.

✅ Daub suggests that an adhesive substance is being applied, while smear suggests a greasy or oily substance is being applied, and with an only slightly neater result (We daubed clay on the walls as part of the building process; We smeared sunscreen on our arms).

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✅ Peevish describes something or someone cross or full of complaint, or something that shows annoyance or irritation (A peevish reply).

✅ Querulous, more specifically, describes something or someone characterized by or showing complaint (A querulous tone; a querulous customer).

✅ Peevish and querulous mean similar but distinct things, with peevish reflecting a slightly wider range of emotions (She was known for her querulous attitude; He felt peevish after a difficult day).

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