further
adverb
at or to a greater distance; farther.
have furthered
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present perfectof further.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A string of high-profile layoff announcements in which executives have attributed steep job cuts to AI have furthered Americans’ mistrust of the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
But a lot of my artistic heroes have furthered a vision through age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
But he said these changes have furthered rehabilitation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Presidential use of executive orders on domestic policy, and executive agreements on foreign policy, allowed in areas in which Congress has delegated authority to the president, have furthered this trend.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
A much more exemplary character with an infusion of sour dignity would not have furthered their comprehension of the Thirty-nine Articles, and would have been less socially uniting.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
