plumping (for)

verb

present participle of plump (for)
as in advocating
to promote the interests or cause of will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research

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  1. advocating
  2. endorsing
  3. supporting
Verb
  • Lauren Oto Lauren Oto is advocating for Sacramento’s small businesses while working to broaden diversity in leadership.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Part of this has come about as a result of retail brokerages advocating for their customers to get first dibs on IPO stocks, rather than having to buy the shares at a premium from the connected clients of big banks.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of advocating
Verb
  • The group is not specifically endorsing or looking to knock down any specific bills in Congress yet, Handa said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In September, videos on X purported to show Leonardo DiCaprio and a bunch of other actors endorsing a campaign urging Americans not to vote for Democrats in November.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • Ahead of the premiere’s conclusion, Variety exclusively reported that Neon’s awards campaign for the film will include Garfield and Rylance competing in the supporting actor category and Borisov campaigning in lead actor.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Service is low-key but practical, with staff supporting both wellness programming and basic logistics like airport pickups.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporting
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“Plumping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumping%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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