root (for)

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Verb
  • In 2023, the PSC approved a $400 million rate increase for BGE delivery rates despite opposition from consumer advocates and the Baltimore City Council.
    Emily Scarr, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
  • Two more property insurers have been approved to serve Florida’s beleaguered homeowner market, the state Office of Insurance Regulation announced.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Last year, the Indonesian political party Golkar created a deepfake of former president Suharto endorsing its candidate.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • What to look for in a high-yield savings account Editorial Note: Opinions, analyses, reviews or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the Select editorial staff’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any third party.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • If your test results show a deficiency, the provider may recommend vitamin D supplements.
    Health, Health, 26 June 2025
  • An influential committee that shapes U.S. vaccine policy – a flashpoint under the leadership of Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – has recommended that adults and children no longer receive flu vaccines containing trace amounts of a preservative that's rarely used anymore.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • While Anthropic should be commended for telling the truth, eliminating such assistance for terrorism should not be left up to any one party.
    Steven Stalinsky, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Netflix should be commended for respecting France’s extensive streaming regulation, the President of Lupin producer Gaumont Television France said today at Conecta Fiction.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Instead, in too many formless episodes, Season 4 favors quiet solo scenes (Syd perfects a dish amid dramatic lighting and a haunting St. Vincent track, in a set piece that looks lovely but has nothing new to say) and earnest two-handers.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
  • Fortune also favors the really, really, extremely, incredibly lucky.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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“Root (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/root%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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