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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He has espoused a vision of modernizing PayPal’s technology and slashing costs aggressively to reinvest in growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He espoused many of the same ideals as an elected official in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, before leaving the political stage for reality TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
He became frustrated by the policy of peaceful resistance to Belgrade's repression of ethnic Albanians espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
In the past, Musk has espoused paying penalties rather than waiting for approvals as a way of doing business.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
In the 1930s, Sylvanus G. Morley of Harvard, probably the most celebrated Mayanist of his day, espoused what is still the best-known theory: The Maya collapsed because they overshot the carrying capacity of their environment.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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