Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Urge
Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Mutual synonyms
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Urge and Root for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/urge
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