rooting (out)

present participle of root (out)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooting (out)
Verb
  • Childhood vaccinations are widely considered effective and safe—eradicating illnesses that once claimed kids’ lives, such as mumps and polio.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What is the 2026 equivalent of eradicating malaria?
    Will McDuffie, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reports have emerged of individuals quitting their jobs, selling possessions, and even pulling children out of school in preparation for the event.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Frustrated by the decision, with both players pulling each other’s shirts, the striker picked the ball up and punched it into the air.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This disruption fueled a crisis in teacher turnover and burnout, with one survey finding that nearly a quarter of all teachers were considering leaving or retiring because of COVID-19 lockdowns.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • What matters is what works for individual couples and finding a balance between together and alone time.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • China’s powerful internet censors have long been known for erasing political dissent, vitriol against the Communist Party leadership, and mention of sensitive historical events.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to Alixandra, who didn't share her surname, Sparrow masterminded her own midnight feast by toppling the feeder and prying off the lid.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This is about creating a childhood away from prying eyes, giving his children the space and support to enjoy being children without a care in the world.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sachs has been a bridge player since age 12, learning the game from his parents.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Another example of a property-rich district is Anchorage, where far fewer students come from impoverished households, are learning to speak English as a second language or have other special education needs.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When governments fail to deliver services, instead extracting value, Chayes’s book warns, radical alternatives can become far more appealing than the actual state.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
  • At 27, Herbert seems to still be extracting upgrades.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When Usagi is approached by Ryuji (Kento Kaku), an academic obsessed with discovering the secrets of the afterlife, she is lured back into Borderland by the chance to see her father one more time.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Health inspectors gave the Carmichael Mexican restaurant a yellow placard after discovering that the dispenser at the back prep sink didn’t have hand-washing soap.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Rooting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooting%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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