advocate
verb (used with object)
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
advocated
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past participleof advocate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof advocate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
advocateverb (used with object)to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
Example Sentences
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Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and writer whose work advocated fiercely for working landscapes and working people, died “suddenly and peacefully” on Monday at his home in Port Royal, Ky., according to his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
His parents Frances and Ceri Menai-Davis have advocated for a change to employment law that would require employers to guarantee three months' salaries to parents whose child faces serious physical or mental illness.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The detention marks an ironic turn for Yiannopoulos, who has publicly advocated for the same aggressive immigration enforcement that now threatens to remove him from the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Economists and housing-industry leaders have advocated for more construction to meet the demand for housing after a pullback on construction following the 2008 housing crash severely squeezed supply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In 1867, Andrew Johnson, the nation’s first post-Civil War president and a former slaveholder, advocated a new practice that quickly replaced slavery as a main source of agricultural labor in the South.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
