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she worked hard to further her operatic career
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Recent Examples of furthered
In 2025, country superstar Morgan Wallen furthered his ascent into the top tier of music’s zeitgeist, continuing to cement his status as a musical powerhouse both within his genre and far beyond, hitting new career high marks both on the charts and on the road.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2026
Tuesday night’s Sacramento City Council meeting furthered underscored the disagreement.
—Mathew Miranda
january 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Groce’s arrival could have furthered reduce Mizell’s role.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
No plot details are furthered here, no additional element of mystery revealed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Indeed, for much of the 20th century, country music furthered liberal politicians and progressive causes.
—Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Today, the third generation of the family is represented by Philippe and Marcel Guigal, who’ve furthered the legacy started by their grandfather.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
Considered the highest honor for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award is given to a single honoree each year, recognizing talent that has furthered the cinematic arts, demonstrated longevity and been acknowledged by scholars, critics, peers and audiences alike.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Vance has also furthered ideas underlying such bigotry, though with more delicate language.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2026
Tuesday night’s Sacramento City Council meeting furthered underscored the disagreement.
—Mathew Miranda
january 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Groce’s arrival could have furthered reduce Mizell’s role.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
No plot details are furthered here, no additional element of mystery revealed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Indeed, for much of the 20th century, country music furthered liberal politicians and progressive causes.
—Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Today, the third generation of the family is represented by Philippe and Marcel Guigal, who’ve furthered the legacy started by their grandfather.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
Considered the highest honor for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award is given to a single honoree each year, recognizing talent that has furthered the cinematic arts, demonstrated longevity and been acknowledged by scholars, critics, peers and audiences alike.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Vance has also furthered ideas underlying such bigotry, though with more delicate language.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furthered
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Schwartz encouraged the public to be active participants in community science.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Organizers encouraged people to join to stand together in love, peace and prayer.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Slowik, senior passing game coordinator last season, was with Tagovailoa through his struggles of the 2025 season, and he has now been promoted to coordinate the offense in 2026 under new coach Jeff Hafley.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Emily Longeretta has been promoted to director of features for Variety’s Focus editorial department.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Gratitude and looking ahead Bee Cave has cultivated a very special community, a place where people take care of each other.—
Kara King,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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These cute lettuce heads are cultivated in California and Arizona using a unique seed variety that's bred to produce petite iceberg lettuce.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Keïta and his studio fostered the embellishment of style and persona, the pleasure and play of fashioning a look and of desiring to be looked at.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Really trying to prioritize key relationships, making sure they’re being nurtured by consistent touch points.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 1980, Redford founded the Sundance Institute, the non-profit organization that now oversees the festival and, through year-round labs and workshops, has nurtured several new generations of indie moviemaking talent.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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