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 The London native had watched NFL games played at Wembley on television before, but arrived Saturday with no rooting interest in either Kansas or Arizona State. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 After the wound areas are a brown color, dip the cut ends in rooting powder and stick them a few inches deep into containers of moist, loose potting soil. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Whitney Leavitt, who was in the audience rooting on her husband Conner Leavitt, reunited with Season 34 partner Mark Ballas. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Dip the bottom of your cutting in rooting hormone and place that end in the seed-starting mix. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 14 Sep. 2026 But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 But after that initial shock of recognition, after the first changes and the settling in, the shiftings in me came more slowly, took their time in rooting. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 Propagate catmint in late spring or early summer by cutting 3- to 4-inch-long stems, removing the lower leaves, and dipping the stems in rooting hormone. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 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

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This could look like investing in and promoting internal subject-matter experts, documenting best practices, creating subject-matter Centers of Excellence and embedding that expertise directly into workflows.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Nor does providing factories with guidance or embedding heat standards in voluntary private regulation guarantee the necessary investments.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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Consumers saw higher prices in August month-over-month for categories such as communication, lodging away from home, airline fares, education, and used cars and trucks.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The distillery plans to build a visitor center and lodging on its Garrard County property.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026