Root for and Side with

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Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.

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Side with and root for are semantically related in help topic. In some cases you can use "Side with" instead a verb "Root for".

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Root for and side with are semantically related in help topic. Sometimes you can use "Root for" instead a verb "Side with".

It's hard to root for Roy when he's acting like such an asshole, but given that his family and friends treat his loss with such negligence, it's hard to side with anyone in this comic.

Source: Darkness Induced Audience Apathy / Comic Books

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