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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance
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Recent Examples of exponent
When Gao and Newberry calculated the branch diameter scaling exponent for the trees in both paintings, the older one was closer to the value found in nature.
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Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exponent
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Though no concrete evidence was ever provided, proponents of the rumor published multiple videos on YouTube, Facebook and other social media platforms detailing their claims.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Crypto proponents say those rules could legitimize stablecoins, making banks, retailers and consumers more comfortable with using them to transfer funds.—
Niket Nishant,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Their numbers climb to about 300% of Medicare when the care given by off-site practitioners, which are cheaper, are taken out.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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The United States of America is a product of Britain, fueled by the bold practitioners of Enlightenment thought.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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But while some politicians say these registries are a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates see them as ineffective tools that give people a false sense of security because there is no guarantee of evacuation help.—
Miranda Green,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Philadelphia native Atkins has been an ASL interpreter at Essence Fest the past two years, according to NOLA.com.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
7 July 2025
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Although the Biden administration staffed its press briefings with qualified ASL interpreters, that policy was discontinued by the Trump White House on the first day of his second administration.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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The President’s supporters have expressed anger and frustration over how the Administration has handled the case in the wake of the move.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Ryan was the sole supporter of his family at the time of his death, per the fundraising page.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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“Exponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exponent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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