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单词 furtherances
释义

furtherance

noun

fur·​ther·​ance ˈfərt͟h-rən(t)s How to pronounce furtherance (audio)
ˈfər-t͟hə-
: the act of furthering : advancement

Synonyms

  • advance
  • advancement
  • going
  • headway
  • march
  • onrush
  • passage
  • process
  • procession
  • progress
  • progression
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Example Sentences

They made the furtherance of science their life's work. the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

furtherances

noun

plural of furtherance
as in processes
forward movement in time or place the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • processes
  • advances
  • progresses
  • advancements
  • progressions
  • processions
  • goings
  • onrushes
  • marches
  • flows
  • passages
  • headways
  • streams
  • approaches
  • steps
  • leaps
  • ways
  • currents
  • fluxes
  • drifts
  • comings
  • arrivals
  • jumps
  • bounds
  • strides
  • advents
  • momentums
  • impetuses
  • momenta

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • retrogressions
  • regressions
  • retreats
  • recessions
  • recesses
  • backwashes
  • regresses
  • returns
  • ebbs
  • refluxes
  • reversals
  • reverses
  • retractions
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • about-faces
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