root out
phrasal verb
rooted out; rooting out; roots out
1
: to find and remove (something or someone)
The mayor was determined to root out corruption in city government.
2
: to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time
He finally rooted out the cause of the problem.
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Israel has recently revived military operations in the northern Gaza Strip aimed at rooting out the disparate Hamas fighters looking to regroup.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The measure also calls for the creation of an independent ethics commission to root out corruption in county government.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the deaths occurred in northern areas, health officials said, where Israel Defense Forces troops are pressing an intense campaign intended to root out surviving Hamas fighters and stop its units from regrouping.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The measure also calls for the creation of an independent ethics commission to root out corruption in county government.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the deaths occurred in northern areas, health officials said, where Israel Defense Forces troops are pressing an intense campaign intended to root out surviving Hamas fighters and stop its units from regrouping.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Root out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20out. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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