ROOTS (FOR) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

roots (for)

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present tense third-person singular of root (for)

as in rises (to)

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No chief financial officer approves capital equipment with unresolved reimbursement.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
By default, ChatGPT can send text messages once a user approves them.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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For people heading into the backcountry, the Forest Service recommends using bear-resistant food containers and storing food away from campsites.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
If your hair is feeling dry, hairstylist Kee Taylor recommends smoothing a lightweight oil through the midlengths and ends to improve manageability and shine.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

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The report commends changes including protecting wetlands, improving stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and expanding water quality monitoring, including notification programs that warn people about unsafe conditions in rivers and streams.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Maynard also commends the company for its presentation of the result, in light of AI’s tendency to copy humans’ mathematical results and present them as its own ideas.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

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