advocate
verb (used with object)
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
is advocating
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present progressiveof advocate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson is advocating a gradual approach to rate increases as the central bank works to control inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Farron wants to go even further than applying restrictions to new-builds and is advocating a change in planning law.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
The NFL is advocating a more performance-driven model for referees, one linking bonuses and postseason assignments to regular-season grades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
In her work as a policy analyst, she is advocating for “more financial support for married, working families in particular alongside the social support systems we have in place for single-parent families already.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Yet this is the policy here in the North that Douglas is advocating, that we are to care nothing about it!
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 4 The Lincoln-Douglas debates by Abraham Lincoln
