rooting (for)

verb

Definition of rooting (for)next
present participle of root (for)
as in rising (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooting (for)
  1. approving
  2. endorsing
  3. recommending
Verb
  • Under the National Environmental Policy Act, the federal government is required to conduct environmental reviews before approving energy production plans, infrastructure builds and other projects.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company is also broadening its international footprint, with Canada approving the CAN-PRIME study to recruit patients for trials.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of approving
Verb
  • This year’s presidential election was a historic one for weed, with both major presidential candidates endorsing marijuana legalization for the first time ever.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • As police look into whether the words indicate a motive, armchair investigators are also endorsing the idea that the attacker was driven by anger at the insurance industry.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • Microsoft introduced a similar experience for GitHub Copilot last year that can recognize and explain code, alongside recommending changes and fixing bugs.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In October, Microsoft told investors that the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, intended to submit a shareholder proposal recommending that the software company’s board look at diversifying its balance sheet with bitcoin.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of recommending
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“Rooting (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooting%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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