ROOTED (FOR) Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

rooted (for)

verb

past tense of root (for)

as in approved

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Only military and approved charter flights are allowed to land at the Cape Newenham facility.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Next steps involve getting zequanox approved for use in golden mussels through the California Environmental Protection Agency and hoping to get this rolled out in local waterways next year, possibly sooner, if California approves an emergency use.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of approved

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While the filmmakers should be commended for keeping the focus on Brockington and Prescott for most of the running time, the doc also feels somewhat unbalanced.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Indiana Department of Homeland Security Executive Director Jonathan Whitham commended Northwest Indiana’s communities for their response to Tuesday’s storms.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

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The winner of this GOP runoff will be heavily favored to win in November in a state where a Democrat has not won a Senate seat since Fritz Hollings’ re-election in 1998.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Consumers have lately favored premium wines, which sell in lower volumes, McMillan said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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