Humans are more likely than chimpanzees to seek out violence in furtherance of some goal, while chimpanzees are more likely to react to a perceived threat with violence.
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Furtherance
//ˈfɜːðəɹəns//
Synonyms for "furtherance" (98 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
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3 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- подкрепа noun (the act of helping forward)
German
1 entries- Förderung noun (the act of helping forward)
Spanish
4 entries- fomentación noun (the act of helping forward)
- fomento noun (the act of helping forward)
- impulsión noun (the act of helping forward)
- promoción noun (the act of helping forward)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Though so profound a double-dealer, I was in no sense a hypocrite; both sides of me were in dead earnest; I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame, than when I laboured, in the eye of day, at the furtherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow and suffering.
Source: wiktionary
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