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as in to adopt
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Recent Examples of espouse
Renee says her husband espoused that same belief to her.
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Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
And a movement that espoused seeking the ideal ingredients for every dish resulted in widespread adoption of a one-size-fits-all salt.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
This marks the second week in a row that the governor invited a conservative guest onto his podcast who espoused transphobic rhetoric.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
Renee says her husband espoused that same belief to her.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
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Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
And a movement that espoused seeking the ideal ingredients for every dish resulted in widespread adoption of a one-size-fits-all salt.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
This marks the second week in a row that the governor invited a conservative guest onto his podcast who espoused transphobic rhetoric.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
Renee says her husband espoused that same belief to her.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espouse
Verb
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She got married again, too, this time to the three-hundred-pound baritone who’d played the part of Pharaoh in her staging of Exodus.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Vera Miles was poised to be the next Grace Kelly – the glamorous Hitchcock blonde who went on to marry a prince.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On May 23, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare March 1 as World Seagrass Day.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Then, in 1996, a group of virtuosos from its heyday adopted the name for themselves and for their Grammy-winning album.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Alexandra Daddario embraced the colors of springtime with her look at the AMC Networks 2025 Upfront event on Wednesday in New York City.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Gomez recently embraced her theater roots with a starring role in Gloria Calderon Kellett’s One of the Good Ones.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Women have been borrowing men’s tailoring as far back as Dietrich and Garbo and beyond.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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The French government required the country to borrow 30 million francs from French banks to make the first two payments, and Haiti soon defaulted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Espouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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