Further
Further verb - To help the growth or development of.
Spur and further are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spur" instead a verb "Further".
Nearby Words: furthered, furthering
Spur
Spur verb - Incite or stimulate.
Usage example: The Academy was formed to spur research
Common collocations
| claim | further claim | spur claim |
| plot | further plot | spur plot |
| revolution | further revolution | spur revolution |
| quest | further quest | spur quest |
| Other words: plans. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The second part starts when the President disappears and the war unexpectedly escalates; early on the player's squad overhears the 8492nd attack a civilian complex to spur the enemy further on.
Source: Idiot Plot / Video Games -
This is further inverted the next day when Lewis points out that the horse would have been capable of a good deal more hard riding if he had a pitiless spur-wearing rider.
Source: Automaton Horses
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Spur and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/spur
Further & Spur. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/spur>.
Spur or Further. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/spur.
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