as in deep
firmly established over time
a popular, rooted misconception that has proved very resistant to correction
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as in embedded
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
rooted the post securely in the dirt
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Recent Examples of rooted
Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This reflects not just the generic moral disengagement but the fact that currently Democrats and Republicans are having disagreements over things that are very, very deeply rooted and often very difficult to talk about.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The transition from film to digital may have reshaped the tools, but the core of the work remains rooted in judgment, responsibility, intuition, and a keen eye for detail; all characteristics Gustafson incorporates in every project at Environmental Image Group.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Any film festival worth its salt will program a movie or two that’s more rooted in delirium than common sense.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The name Myself Embodied is deeply rooted in those practices, embodiment, awareness, and freedom.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
That show was really kind of rooted in that, and that was in 2023.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Indie’s predecessor scenes, such as ’90s grunge or ’70s post-punk, were all rooted in real-life neighborhood venues where bands, listeners, and journalists mingled.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
These vintage elements blend seamlessly with the modern aesthetic of Milanese designer Andrea Auletta, who sought to maintain Hotel Gabrielli’s fin de siècle atmosphere, while creating a look that’s firmly rooted in the present day.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Last Rites is rooted heavily in Annabelle Comes Home (2019), focusing on Judy and the Warrens, somewhat sidelining the Smurl family.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It's actually rooted more in anger than wisdom.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The result is rooted, no surprise here, in family.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
India’s strategic recalibration toward China is rooted less in a softening security posture and more in economic necessity.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Together, these realities point to a future where America’s workforce must be both locally rooted and digitally connected.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Keeping your front foot rooted to the ground, lower your body until your front leg is about parallel to the ground and your back knee is hovering just above the ground.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
By approaching this stage not as an ending but as a recalibration, women can harness the cognitive shifts of midlife as a powerful, creative force—one rooted not in doing more, but in finally having the space to think clearly and deeply.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Luxurious accommodations include 182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This reflects not just the generic moral disengagement but the fact that currently Democrats and Republicans are having disagreements over things that are very, very deeply rooted and often very difficult to talk about.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The transition from film to digital may have reshaped the tools, but the core of the work remains rooted in judgment, responsibility, intuition, and a keen eye for detail; all characteristics Gustafson incorporates in every project at Environmental Image Group.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Any film festival worth its salt will program a movie or two that’s more rooted in delirium than common sense.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The name Myself Embodied is deeply rooted in those practices, embodiment, awareness, and freedom.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
That show was really kind of rooted in that, and that was in 2023.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Indie’s predecessor scenes, such as ’90s grunge or ’70s post-punk, were all rooted in real-life neighborhood venues where bands, listeners, and journalists mingled.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
These vintage elements blend seamlessly with the modern aesthetic of Milanese designer Andrea Auletta, who sought to maintain Hotel Gabrielli’s fin de siècle atmosphere, while creating a look that’s firmly rooted in the present day.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her pain is rooted less in the burdens of motherhood and more in the void that emerges in her grief.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Last Rites is rooted heavily in Annabelle Comes Home (2019), focusing on Judy and the Warrens, somewhat sidelining the Smurl family.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It's actually rooted more in anger than wisdom.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The result is rooted, no surprise here, in family.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
India’s strategic recalibration toward China is rooted less in a softening security posture and more in economic necessity.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Together, these realities point to a future where America’s workforce must be both locally rooted and digitally connected.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Keeping your front foot rooted to the ground, lower your body until your front leg is about parallel to the ground and your back knee is hovering just above the ground.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
By approaching this stage not as an ending but as a recalibration, women can harness the cognitive shifts of midlife as a powerful, creative force—one rooted not in doing more, but in finally having the space to think clearly and deeply.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooted
Adjective
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon—it is already embedded in healthcare systems.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Klarna has expanded to hundreds of thousands of merchants and embedded itself in internet browsers and digital wallets as an alternative to credit cards.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a sign of entrenched woes facing the world’s second-largest economy, data released this week showed factory output and consumption rising in August at their weakest pace in around a year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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As power players become more entrenched with their own priorities and vested interests, policy disagreements will likely deepen.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Galicich said Sophia was shot in her left temporal lobe and the bullet remains lodged in her right occipital lobe.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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In February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an arrest detainer requesting local authorities notify ICE before Cucol-Bol is released, the agency told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Among confirmed titles are the studies of democracy and the democratic process.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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If 42 days passes without a confirmed infection, that chain of contagiousness is generally considered broken, explains Gabriel Benavidez, an epidemiologist at Baylor University in Texas.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Howe’s first-choice midfield of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton was both very settled and very, very good.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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