root (out)

verb

Definition of root (out)next
1
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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2
as in to pull
to draw out by force or with effort a dog rooting out a buried toy

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3
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)
  1. eradicate
  2. pull
  3. find
  4. erase
  5. learn
  6. discover
  7. abolish
  8. extract
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  • An elderly farmer woman receives an eye exam for trachoma in Vietnam — which along with India and Pakistan — eradicated the disease, which causes blindness, in 2024.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Accolades of the organization include observing 113 elections in 39 countries and helping reduce the cases of Guinea worm disease by 99.99%, essentially eradicating it, according to the Carter Center.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicate
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  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • 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
Definition of pull
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  • The work of art is not a miraculously healing, autonomous object that finds its counterpoint in an awed and newly invigorated individual viewer.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Winter In The Outer Banks Draws The Eyes To The Skies For Incredible Stargazing A string of islands off the coast of North Carolina is the perfect place to escape artificial lights and find the natural ones, including meteor showers, shooting stars, and twinkling constellations.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of find
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  • On January 1, the Spanish top flight then erased the players from Barca's squad on its official website.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Be sure to erase any personal data before recycling electronics.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of erase
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  • But Ohio State won and Jackson began learning from his mistakes.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Turns out, Abby is a huge fan of the 1990s sitcom Blossom — which the real Bialik starred in — and is excited to get to know the actor, but things take a turn when Abby learns that Mayim is stalking her.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of learn
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  • While exploring his Snapchat account, the family discovered that Blaze had sent his address to someone.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While on a class trip to the historic Ein Karem village in Jerusalem, Israel, a 10-year-old discovered an unexpected surprise.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of discover
Verb
  • Hungary has abolished income tax for mothers under the age of 30.
    Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Billionaire Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser who is leading an effort to curb bureaucracy, has called for abolishing the agency.
    Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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  • Elderberry extracted from ripe fruit is considered safe, with no major side effects.6 Certain parts of the elder tree, as well as raw or unripe elderberries, can be poisonous.
    Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In October, researchers at Tufts University developed a real-life version of the substance by extracting fibers from silk moth cocoons and adding chemical additives to create liquid that begins to solidify when squeezed from a needle and exposed to air.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of extract
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