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Furtherance

The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.

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Advancement 76% connected

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Encouragement 76% connected

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Progress 76% connected

A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cultivate 74% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cultivate 74% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Further 74% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Further 74% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Advancement 92% connected

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forwarding 92% connected

of Forward

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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