root for
phrasal verb
rooted for; rooting for; roots for
: to express or show support for (a person, a team, etc.) : to hope for the success of (someone or something)
They always root for the home team.
Good luck on your upcoming show. Remember that we're all rooting for you.
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The roots for uniting all of these facets into CAMi began to take shape when Big Car received $3 million from the Lilly Endowment in 2019 to begin renovations on the large industrial building, Walker said.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Haiti has emerged as an underdog that many international soccer fans are rooting for, which has been heartwarming to see, Frederique said.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The roots for Hot Pants Chili go back to 1974, when Allegani Jani Schofield became the first woman to win the World Championship Chili Cookoff.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
And yet, the tension captured in that comment is illustrative of a dynamic that has made the Bears exciting and fun to root for this season.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Haiti has emerged as an underdog that many international soccer fans are rooting for, which has been heartwarming to see, Frederique said.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The roots for Hot Pants Chili go back to 1974, when Allegani Jani Schofield became the first woman to win the World Championship Chili Cookoff.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
And yet, the tension captured in that comment is illustrative of a dynamic that has made the Bears exciting and fun to root for this season.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Root for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20for. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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