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verb

past tense of root

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rooted
Adjective
The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026 While the Dirty Knobs’ songs vary in style, reflecting the great diversity of top 40 music when Campbell was growing up in the 1960s, the band overall has a more dense, blues-rooted feel. — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 Sausage gravy is deeply rooted in Southern breakfast culture, particularly in the combination of biscuits and gravy. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 The visit begins in Uruguay, whose secular identity is so deeply rooted that Christmas is officially Family Day and Holy Week is Tourism Week. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 The dolls feature fashionable clothing, long rooted hair and collective accessories, among other features, that represent their particular emotion. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Co-owner Jennifer Ly and her aunt, Kiera Nguyen, created a space that feels bright, familial and rooted in tradition. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 18 Sep. 2026 The future of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services will remain rooted in data, analytics and measurable results under its new leader. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 For fuller-looking plants, pot several rooted stems together in a single container. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
The estate’s appeal is rooted not only in its scale and flexibility, but also in the character of the main home itself. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Vining types like Monstera adansonii, on the other hand, can be rooted just like vining pothos or philodendrons. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026 Raised in Idaho and rooted now in New York, Hunter mines the rural‑urban divide, religion, parenthood and finances to explore how ordinary people shoulder shame, struggle and a fragile sense of hope. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The veteran Premier League title-winner will join fellow former England international Kyle Walker at Turf Moor, with Burnley currently rooted to the foot of the Championship after failing to win any of their opening five games of this term. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026 The Quilceda Creek vineyards are also non-grafted and own-rooted, which Golitzin believes enables each clone to express its character more directly. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026 But cheating on non-cyber tests suggested that the misbehavior might be rooted more deeply, said Jeffrey Ladish, whose organization, Palisade Research, studies the capabilities and motivations of AI agents. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 This is the heart of Franconia, where traditions—especially culinary ones, including pork dishes, potato dumplings, and sausages—remain deeply rooted. — Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooted
Adjective
  • Like other Vionic shoes, these have a deep heel cup to stabilize the foot and ankle.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Such abandonment wounds are deep and destabilizing; the younger the child, the deeper the wound and the harder to form a sense of self and of value as an adult.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Wellhouse Leisure The full Schnierle system begins with airline-style track embedded in the flooring and a quick-press lever that loosens the seat base for repositioning and removal.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The project’s thoroughness would be almost comical were its subject not so stubbornly controversial, an emblem of all the contradictions embedded in who, exactly, Americans take themselves to be.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Judaism sees sin as a rupture that can be healed, not an inherent condition.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sharing measurements also addresses a technical problem inherent to passive sensing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Thanks to home video and cable TV, the film, not accounted as a success in its time, has become lodged in the childhood memories of several generations.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Netflix, like Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, has lodged an appeal to France’s highest court, the Council of State (Conseil d’Etat), to protest against new sub-quota investment obligations in documentary and animation.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Where other filmmakers might have come down harder on the scene, casting Nora’s experience as evidence of entrenched dysfunction and storm clouds hovering on the horizon, Pechman holds fast to good cheer.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • These policies—or the lack of them—have harmed long-range educational and employment outcomes, eroded public health, entrenched inequality, discouraged couples from having children, and stressed the bejesus out of parents.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Harford County residents on alert The confirmed case inside an elementary school has some Harford County residents concerned about the presence of wildlife in the community.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • United never looked settled defending corners or set pieces, which further encouraged the home fans to get behind their team.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs launched Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2001, cementing his eventual status as a fashion mogul — and, at moments throughout his career, as a kind of enfant terrible who, as it’s shown in this documentary, has cooled down a bit, more settled and reflective in his late career.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Rooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooted. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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