ROOTING (FOR) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

rooting (for)

verb

present participle of root (for)

as in rising (to)

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But the City Council still must take additional steps before public funding is put toward the project, including approving the issuance of bonds to fund the $600 million package.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Cooper also found that the Kennedy Center board had acted unlawfully in approving a two-year closure for renovations.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of approving

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After originally endorsing Holscher’s opponent in the primary, Kelly has since backed Holscher in the race to succeed her.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorsing

Verb

Commissioners recently tasked their historic preservation board with recommending ways to improve preservation efforts.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
That could mean alerting a traveler that a lounge may be crowded, offering the ability to pre-book or recommending an experience based on the traveler’s itinerary.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of recommending

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Last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered the network liquidated, finding evidence that McGraw deleted text messages to conceal plans favoring certain creditors over others.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
State government policy favoring the school choice movement, including the passage of an essentially universal private school voucher system, has also changed the shape of the district in recent years.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

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