as in promotes
to help the growth or development of
she worked hard to further her operatic career
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Recent Examples of furthers
In addition to saving weight by eliminating the hard floor, Groenberg furthers savings with a polyester ripstop construction that appears more similar to ground tents than to the heavy-duty poly/cotton canvas often featured in RTT construction.
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
This name-change also furthers that agenda.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
In Swan Lake, the ballet this time, the plot furthers this narrative of seduction and manipulation when the black swan Odile dooms Odette, the white swan, to death by heartbreak.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
Cosplay furthers the cause with a dazzling array of comic pop culture references, repurposed arcana, and piquant sonic signifiers from the annals of indie-rock.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2025
The courseware grading system enforces the use of an unambiguous grading rubric, which furthers the bureaucratization of classroom life that helped to amplify grade inflation in the first place.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Spiraling into hate only wastes energy, furthers the divide, and produces greater suffering.
—Mark Waller, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Season two picks up with Cassian continuing the rebellion efforts as the Empire furthers its agenda.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Our property furthers this experience, harnessing the serenity of the surrounding mountains with muted interiors, in service that is both genuine yet discreet, and through experiences that showcase the very best of the region from a local perspective.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furthers
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The Kaizen Approach is a Japanese philosophy that promotes incremental change in organizations at every level.—
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The National Endowment for Democracy, which promotes freedom across Latin America including in Cuba, has named Eddy Acevedo, a longtime expert in Western Hemisphere politics, as its vice president for policy and government relations.—
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Pruning perennials at the right time encourages plants to leaf out, grow bushier, develop sturdier stems, and potentially produce more flowers.—
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Loudermilk says this is just one of the many ways Lions Clubs work to support their communities and encourages anyone interested in joining to reach out.—
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In her own life, Kat cultivates those conditions.—
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By fostering an internal environment where employees are encouraged to question assumptions, share expertise, and engage in reflective thinking, The Rise Group cultivates the intellectual space needed to pursue meaningful insights.—
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This is because of the productive restlessness that Safdie fosters in his colleagues, many of whom have been at his side for decades, and, of course, the spirit of his wildly original new character.—
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That fosters consensus building, persuasion and accountability.—
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Its formula also included a blend of healing, hydrating ingredients, like Kalahari Melon seed oil that nurtures dry, brittle hair, and Tahitian gardenia flower extract that strengthens.—
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New technology nurtures the mining industry.—
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“Furthers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furthers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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