root (out)

1
2
3

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for root (out)
Verb
  • Despite this success, these drugs do not completely eradicate the chronic lung infections that plague individuals with cystic fibrosis.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.
    New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Grand emailed supporters last week hoping for help finding two Black female performers to join its show.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • To learn more about the slithery, slimy donation, visit here.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Tuesday, 2/25 Bake cornbread and learn the history behind Southern soul food at the Fenway Community Center, 3-4pm.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Villegas arrived at his property to discover that small furniture from around the house had been relocated to the garage, and some items were missing entirely.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.
    Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Mission – Sam Wilson tries to extract information out of Agent Taylor in the boxing ring.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But extracting resources out of Greenland poses many challenges.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Root (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/root%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!