taking root

Synonyms

rooting

Examples

But the more pressing business is what feminists can do to prevent an alien culture of oppression from taking root in the West. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will--over and over. Haruki Murakami

Let me be very clear: We monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States. We don't have the luxury of focusing our efforts on one group; we must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown, and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence. Janet Napolitano

Words in the phrase

taking root

Close letter words and terms

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