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furthers

VERB

advance, lend support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encourage expedite facilitate hasten help promote speed

STRONG

aid assist ballyhoo champion contribute engender forward foster generate patronize plug propagate push serve succor

WEAK

back up bail out give a boost to go with lend a hand open doors take care of work for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block check delay halt hinder hurt slow stop

STRONG

conceal destroy discourage hide ignore impede kill neglect oppose take withhold

WEAK

cease curtail frustrate obstruct prevent protest

Example Sentences

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A solid start to the year for Carlsberg furthers signs of recovery for brewers after a period of declining volumes and revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"Those early years were bit parts, chorus lines, lots of rejection... but my dear dad always reminded me that perseverance furthers, that was his motto."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Weakness in the construction industry also furthers a housing-affordability crisis in the state.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

The move furthers Allen’s retrenchment after a $1-billion buying spree in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Much of this vehemence in radicalism is due to the fact that he feels he is getting even with the snobs of the world—the plutocrats—when he furthers the causes of the proletariat.

From How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types by Benedict, Elsie Lincoln