root out
phrasal verb
rooted out; rooting out; roots out
1
: to find and remove (something or someone)
The mayor was determined to root out corruption in city government.
2
: to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time
He finally rooted out the cause of the problem.
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Congress can and should find bipartisan ways to strengthen Medicaid, modernize the system, and root out inefficiencies without sacrificing access.
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Nancy G. Brinker, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
The full committee was in attendance, and while some Republicans on the panel sought to reframe the budget request as rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, others echoed concerns raised by Democrats about funding cuts to biomedical research and low-income programs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 May 2025
The agency has devoted itself to rooting out prejudice in the housing market since the Fair Housing Act was signed into law in 1968, one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Supporters say these measures would help root out waste and fraud.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Nancy G. Brinker, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
The full committee was in attendance, and while some Republicans on the panel sought to reframe the budget request as rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, others echoed concerns raised by Democrats about funding cuts to biomedical research and low-income programs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 May 2025
The agency has devoted itself to rooting out prejudice in the housing market since the Fair Housing Act was signed into law in 1968, one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Supporters say these measures would help root out waste and fraud.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“Root out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20out. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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