Doctor
Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Both terms in one sentence
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Meaning he's still an alcoholic, lazy, slovenly excuse for a doctor... whom we're expected to root for.
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Doctor Octopus and the rest of the Sinister Six, Spider-Man's recurring Villain Team-Up, have all murdered a few times over the decades, but it usually happened to Asshole Victims, so most readers could shrug it off and continue to at least partially root for them.
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In A Miracle of Science, one may find it hard not to root for Doctor Haas as he strives to take over the world despite being hunted down by not only the police, but also a godlike Hive Mind.
Source: Villainous Valour
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Root for and Doctor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/doctor/root_for
Doctor & Root for. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/doctor/root_for>.
Root for or Doctor. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/doctor/root_for.
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