Protect
Root
Root verb - To set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter.
Common collocations
| way | protect way | root way |
Both words in one sentence
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In the end Frank has to become this trope himself since there really are some very bad cops on the force and as the new head of the union he has to root them out to protect the good ones.
Source: Internal Affairs -
Kick the Son of a Bitch: Mariko may be a clingy Yandere, but you root for her when she slaps Aya around to protect Nanako.
Source: Manga / Oniisama e... - Jack blames his own failure to protect his brother for being the root cause of all this.
Source: Easily Forgiven
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Root and Protect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/root
Protect & Root. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/root>.
Root or Protect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/root.
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