Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooting (for)
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Increasing affordable housing units by 2,500 and approving permits for 5,000 more new homes of any kind.—
Jon Murray,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026 -
An Ipsos poll from April 2025 found Americans slightly more disapproving (53 percent) than approving (46 percent) of his handling of immigration.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The announcement comes less than a week after Vietnam reelected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as the country’s top leader, endorsing his vision of economic growth driven by aggressive reforms.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rogan, who has increasingly broken with Trump in recent months after endorsing his 2024 campaign, refrained from explicitly criticizing the president or the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday’s episode.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday night and into Monday, BAM’s X feed spilled over with reposts commending the account for its largely correct forecasts.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Comments on both videos range from commending this brilliant idea to admitting to leaving the anchor in and patching over it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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In November 2025, the city of Madison released a study recommending placing its station along Lake Monona and John Nolen Drive.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Eller was eventually terminated, despite a fitness-for-duty evaluation confirming her PTSD diagnosis and recommending continued treatment.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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While tax changes favoring seniors are often aimed at encouraging residents to live in certain states, research from the University of New Hampshire and others has found that those tax breaks do not necessarily influence those decisions.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Currently, Lawrence seems to be rotating through a select number of winter outerwear, highly favoring a butter yellow robe coat and cropped leopard faux fur jacket by Jacquemus.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Rooting (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooting%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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