espoused
Americanadjective
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embraced or adopted, as an idea, principle, or cause.
There was an immediate negative reaction to his clearly espoused beliefs on the subject.
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Archaic. married.
Once while I was in medical school, my recently espoused wife was persuaded to come and see me do a post-mortem.
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Archaic. engaged or betrothed.
Espoused couples desiring to be married by the Ministerial Staff are required to complete the six-week preparation course.
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“Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence,” Attiah said in another post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Jørgensen worked in a co-working space shared with colleagues and espoused “the Novo Nordisk way,” telling “60 Minutes”: “The values are based on ordinary human decent values.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Three years later, Robinson and Meeropol collaborated on “The House I Live In,” which espoused similar values of patriotism and racial, religious and cultural diversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He has also espoused a more collegiate style of governance, delegating some particularly sensitive topics to his senior clergy.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Ignatius lumbered over to the picket fence, abandoning the hopeless cause espoused by the wagon, and viewed the oil paintings and pastels and watercolors strung there.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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