endorse
verb (used with object)
to approve, support, or sustain.
endorsed
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past participleof endorse.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 endorse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
endorseverb (used with object)to approve, support, or sustain.
Example Sentences
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Gen-Z for Change endorsed the 80-year-old, and its founder, Aidan Kohn-Murphy, told the Washington Post he was supporting Mr. Markey in “his personal capacity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Friday, Bill Maher did a lengthy segment on his show “Real Time,” apologizing to the president for having said “almost none” of his endorsed candidates are winning their primaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
And when one of us finally came padding down the wooden stairs, sleepy and rumpled and operating on a schedule she would never have personally endorsed, there was no reproach.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
After an unconvincing showing in the first round, he eventually endorsed both Evette and her opponent in the runoff, which Evette lost by a 2-to-1 margin.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
A letter was dispatched telling the Fellowship Office in Washington that he enthusiastically endorsed my change in plans.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
