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Recent Examples of deep-rooted Far to the north, in the Montes de Maria region where Nawar Jimenez grew up, the terror instilled by armed groups is also deep-rooted. Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 Create 5 different versions of this limiting belief, from surface-level to deep-rooted. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 The systemic barriers keeping Black women from these top roles are deep-rooted. Kedean Smith, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025 Why did Lilly kill A.B. Wynter? While many White House staff members had issues with Mr. Wynter — from feuds over flaming desserts to potential firings — Lilly’s problems with the chief usher were more deep-rooted. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 The specter of foreign involvement has added a new dimension to the anxiety that has been brewing in Australia’s small but deep-rooted Jewish community. Victoria Kim, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Beyond just checking the box for compliance or mandates, these regulations are deep-rooted to protect the rights of its civilians and echo themes for fairness, transparency and privacy. Prajeet Gadekar, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Under the guise of a conventional bio-pic, with all of the dilution and sweetening that the commercial format entails, Fogel offers a wide-ranging and deep-rooted critique of American officialdom, of the political underpinnings of American society. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep-rooted
Adjective
  • Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • White oak White oak is a large shade tree displays deep red to coppery-brown fall color.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The name Myself Embodied is deeply rooted in those practices, embodiment, awareness, and freedom.
    Kansas City Star, 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
Adjective
  • The trial presented a crash course in the entrenched gang lifestyle that drives so much of the city’s seemingly endless violence, from typical disputes over drug turf to the more recent phenomenon where tit-for-tat disses on social media foster a cycle of retaliation and murder.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly, Nvidia holds a more entrenched position in the AI market, and its revenue is expected to increase by more than 50% this year.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Deep-rooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-rooted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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