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rooted

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verb

past tense of root

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooted
Adjective
  • What people have not always had is either the awareness or deep enough pockets, which means FIFA should reduce prices and fill these stadiums.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Sometimes people forget that L.A. and Southern California is a place with real people and a super deep and rich history of Black art.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Some of them, though, are embedded in that seabed.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This certificate, embedded as metadata in the document, would create an unalterable record of its authenticity and source.
    Quora, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The preview touches on the rage lodged at callous McVeigh.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The charges were the first to be formally lodged by the ICC against Russian officials since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Firefighters continue to battle structural fires, but there is no confirmed count of damaged structures.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • While most folks agree that Rogers said it, there’s no confirmed date of publication or speech transcript. Rogers’ comment was included in a list of tax quotes published last week—more than a few public figures, great minds, and clever observers have made their views about taxes clear.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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“Rooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooted. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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