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verb

past tense of root

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Adjective
  • And while the postseason debuts of their predecessors suggest deep playoff runs are unlikely, Daniels and Nix have already demonstrated their abilities to defy the odds.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Popular on Variety As with a few recent documentaries featuring animals, a great deal of the film’s wonder comes by way of the human-animal interface: here, the brief and deep relationship of Masear to her wards and those who find them.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond the emotional capital, the routines, memories and habits intertwined with the relationship become deeply embedded in daily life.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Microsoft Copilot is now embedded in nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies, as consumers turned to ChatGPT and Perplexity to do their shopping for them.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • And those four opponents have lodged four of the five top shooting performances against Maryland.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Pictures shared on social media by the Omaha Fire Department showed the stuck truck with its nose lodged in the sinkhole and its rear wheels lifted off the ground.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Although there are no confirmed person-to-person infections so far, Susanne recently reported on research that indicates the strain currently affecting dairy cows is one mutation away from becoming easily transmitted between humans.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Currently there are no confirmed cases of HPAI in Michigan in the last 30 days, as of Dec. 5, according to data from the USDA.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Rooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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