Build up
Build up verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Both terms in one sentence
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Decon-Recon Switch: A rare inversion of the usual mechanic; the first two acts basically build up D-Fens into a badass vigilante for the audience to root for and the final third deconstructs this premise entirely and show that Prendergast is the real hero.
Source: Film / Falling Down
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Root for and Build up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/root_for
Build up & Root for. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/root_for>.
Root for or Build up. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/root_for.
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