advocating
- present participle of advocate.
Example Sentences
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Angie Gonzalez, 22, said Mazariegos earned her support because of his work advocating for tenant rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Like many of the artists and activists being targeted today, Smith’s writings advocating peace and equality for all people made her a primary target of the state.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ball later clarified that he wasn’t advocating for the U.S. government to discourage Chinese AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Kreko noted that Polgar had international experience, having met dozens of world leaders in past decades while advocating for chess, talent development and education.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He interpreted Bodin, quite wrongly, as advocating a very large sphere of earth floating in a sphere of water, thus retaining the core principles of a traditional Aristotelian argument.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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