as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
rooted the post securely in the dirt
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Recent Examples of rooting
Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Teller and Sperry also attended the 2025 Super Bowl, where the couple had a rooting interest (he Chiefs played Teller's hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in New Orleans.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Be a Good Sport Even if—especially if—you’re rooting against your hosts’ team, don’t be obnoxious in your fandom.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
By rooting the fair in a city with deep but underrecognized Black cultural traditions, the Bacons have shifted national attention toward the Midwest.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Since Patrick joined the Chiefs, Brittany (and their kids) have been rooting him on.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But the movie seems unsure what to make of its characters, and forgets to give the audience a rooting interest in any of them.
—Adam Graham, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Norm’s Diner manages to capture this essential spirit while rooting itself firmly in Detroit.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Singer is perhaps the only philosopher who could expect to find a stalker rooting through his garbage for some sign of hypocrisy—chicken bones, unopened pleas from UNICEF, a Tiffany Blue Box.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Teller and Sperry also attended the 2025 Super Bowl, where the couple had a rooting interest (he Chiefs played Teller's hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in New Orleans.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Be a Good Sport Even if—especially if—you’re rooting against your hosts’ team, don’t be obnoxious in your fandom.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
By rooting the fair in a city with deep but underrecognized Black cultural traditions, the Bacons have shifted national attention toward the Midwest.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Since Patrick joined the Chiefs, Brittany (and their kids) have been rooting him on.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But the movie seems unsure what to make of its characters, and forgets to give the audience a rooting interest in any of them.
—Adam Graham, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Norm’s Diner manages to capture this essential spirit while rooting itself firmly in Detroit.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Singer is perhaps the only philosopher who could expect to find a stalker rooting through his garbage for some sign of hypocrisy—chicken bones, unopened pleas from UNICEF, a Tiffany Blue Box.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooting
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Until now, most fluorescent glasses for LSCs were made by embedding nanocrystals.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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The key to adoption is embedding AI into workflows, not just platforms.—
Rishit Lakhani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Airline fares increased almost 6% from July to August (up from 4% the prior month), while lodging like hotels and motels rose almost 3%, according to the CPI data.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 90-day window for lodging a challenge is tight, but veto referendums have been successful in Missouri as recently as 2017, when labor unions successfully organized to defeat a right-to-work law that would have banned compulsory union fees.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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