A root-and-branch reform of our antiquated passenger fares system is urgently needed if the rail industry is to fill the £2 billion annual black hole in its finances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Root-and-branch
Synonyms for "root-and-branch" (126 found)
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Adverb(27 words)
entirelyexhaustivelyfinallyfirst and lastflat outflat-outfrom a to zfrom aardvark to zymurgyfrom head to toefrom soup to nutsfrom stem to sternfrom the rooter to the tooterfrom top to bottomfrom top to toefullyhandsomelyhead to foothead to tailhead to toeheartily
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Adjective(8 words)
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Adverb(30 words)
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Argentine President Javier Milei, a flamboyantly outspoken libertarian, won power late last year in a landslide victory on the promise of a root-and-branch remaking of government to rescue the country’s crisis-ridden economy.
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