advocate
verb (used with object)
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
were advocating
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past progressiveof advocate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In the planning meeting, they were advocating a new approach.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“It was great that back then, people were advocating for food justice the way we are today.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
“We had these people coming down to Raleigh, farmers, business owners, people from rural areas, they were advocating, telling stories,” one Republican state representative told HuffPost.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Plato, who had relatives among the Thirty Tyrants, was thought to be sympathetic to the Thirty Tyrants and suspicious of those who were advocating for democracy.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
We hoped that the government and ordinary South Africans would see that the principles they were fighting for in Europe were the same ones we were advocating at home.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
