root (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for root (for)
Verb
  • The United States has approved the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Peru to support the South American country's counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Despite being used frequently in cosmetics, Crodafos CES had to first be tested and approved by the FDA to make it onto the Inactive Ingredient Database.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The questions the panel will vote on have not been disclosed, but speculation has run high that the panel will endorse drastic changes to the current immunization recommendations, including the guidance to immunize newborns against hepatitis B.
    The Hill, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In June, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices endorsed flu vaccines for most people.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others recommended calculating an exact percentage based on apartment size.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • It had been recommended that Epstein have a cellmate after being taken off suicide watch, but the Metropolitan Correctional Center failed to assign one.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conservative influencers including Chaya Raichik, author of the anti-trans hate account LibsOfTikTok, trashed those teams while commending those that asked their crowds to pause and reflect on the late provocateur.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • At an intimate reception at the library-like wine bar on Mercer Street, Sanders, a 29-year veteran of Condé Nast, was commended by Anna Wintour.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, favored local labels like Yayi Perez for both his own stage looks and those of his collaborators.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Texas has already approved new maps favoring GOP candidates.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Root (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/root%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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