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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services
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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for root (out)
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Israel then vowed to eradicate Hamas and have since devastated the Palestinian territory.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025 -
How The Decline In Cases Was Achieved The key to eradicating Guinea worm is providing access to clean water without the crustaceans.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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As of yet, the brand has found no need to employ traditional marketing techniques to get the word out.—
Lela London,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The easier and often more obvious group of four will become yellow once found all together, followed by green, blue and, the hardest or more obscure group, purple.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Babich learned his lesson and took his foot off the blitzing pedal.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2025
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Urban planners are increasingly discovering that a viable solution to traffic congestion, long commute times and excessive vehicle emissions isn’t found at street level, but higher up.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh and Jules later discovered that a woman died in the house in the late 1980s, apparently from suicide.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
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This suggests that the Galaxy S25 series will use Gemini to extract information from YouTube videos and create new notes in the Samsung Notes app.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The deciding factor was forced errors, with Siegemund stretching Zheng often enough to extract 31 errors from her opponent while conceding just 13.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Root (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/root%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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