ROOTING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rooting

verb

present participle of root

as in embedding

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter rooted the post securely in the dirt

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Recent Examples of rooting Naturally, Orr grew up rooting against Kansas whenever the schools met and was much maligned by his peers for it. — Latif Love july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 The only teams with clear rooting interests are the ones with a lone representative, including the Golden State Valkyries, Seattle Storm and Toronto Tempo. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Make tip cuttings 6 to 8 inches long and use a rooting powder dusted on the cut ends. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Rather than rooting themselves in any one tradition, Sonenshein and Vahle achieve cohesion through their style — a conscious, effective unity of their culinary gifts. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Understanding the physical form of things—their shape and texture, their branching or rooting qualities—was key to understanding their being, their life force, their essence. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 The day after rooting on the soccer icon during his FIFA World Cup 0-0 match against Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium, Rodriguez partook in a little Me Time. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 Instead of rooting through your medicine cabinet to clean your leather, stick to cleaners specifically made for it. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 23 June 2026 But at some point, rooting for Scheffler turned into rooting against Clark. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

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True progress means embedding these principles into all organizational functions, building trust as infrastructure, and continuing the work quietly, regardless of political shifts or public scrutiny.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
One of Tinic’s earliest moves when stepping into the CIO role was the creation of centralized data and AI teams, rather than embedding those resources into various infrastructure and application teams.

— John Kell, Fortune, 8 July 2026

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Where to Stay There aren’t a ton of lodging options in Baileys Harbor, but the ones that do exist are all family-owned and independently operated.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026