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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Whoever owns the media chooses its leaders, approves its budgets and decides where to cut $6 billion.

— Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
In California, the state Department of Industrial Relations approves new rides and rides that have been modified.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of approves

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The American Cancer Society endorses both 2D and 3D options and says cost should not restrict access.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
While Levine Cava joined then-Commissioner Higgins in 2024 to block the Adrienne Arsht Center’s fledgling plan to erect a pair of digital billboards off Interstate 395, now Levine Cava endorses the signs.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorses

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If someone is building a home gym from scratch, the fitness pro recommends starting with a few affordable pieces and adding equipment over time.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The agent recommends, and a person approves anything that touches money or the customer.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recommends

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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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