as in encouraged
to help the growth or development of
she worked hard to further her operatic career
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Recent Examples of furthered
Previous recipients of the ACE Award for Creative Innovation have included Avid and other technologies and enterprises that have furthered the filmmaking and editing crafts.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, Tennessee furthered its restrictions on cannabis products through a state bill.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, Tennessee furthered its restrictions on cannabis products through a state bill.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furthered
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Mixing and matching is encouraged.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The study is the latest knock on a technology, for years promoted by oil and gas industry, that has often been touted as a climate solution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Angela Grothaus and Lisa Human have been promoted to partners, recognizing their exceptional leadership and dedication to client service, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Throughout her career, Manna has cultivated and managed partnerships with dozens of distribution partners.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sorghum fields planted around our family farm this year are courtesy of and cultivated by the Wappel family, our neighbors just down the road.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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That vote was meant to provide more clarity over the balance of power in government but instead fostered more acrimony and division, with parties on both the left and right winning respective rounds of the election.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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At just 4 to 5 weeks old, the kittens are still adjusting to life without their mother after being fostered through A Place for Meow Rescue, a rescue based in Rapid City, South Dakota.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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While parts of European societies have long nurtured a growing strain of anti-Americanism, Poland is different—few nations show such consistent sympathy for American citizens and ideals.—
Sławomir Cenckiewicz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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They are nurtured and built to bring out the best in people.—
Bob Helbig,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Furthered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furthered. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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