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as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years
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as in climb
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
the rising of the sun
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate
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as in waking
to leave one's bed
I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven
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as in ascending
to move or extend upward
mountains majestically rising towards the sky
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Recent Examples of rising
Justin Klawans, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Scorpio risings with their family and home At home, Scorpio risings want a sense of order and prioritize communication, authority and emotions.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
With prices still rising after the Covid-19 pandemic caused inflation to spike, shoppers at high and low income level are flocking to stores providing the best prices on commodities.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And with the gap between the rich and the poor rising, this doesn't appear to be an off-base assessment.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Scorpio risings with their family and home At home, Scorpio risings want a sense of order and prioritize communication, authority and emotions.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Consumer Pulse report showed that 51 percent of shoppers are anxious about the rising cost of living driven by higher energy and housing costs in the winter months.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
With prices still rising after the Covid-19 pandemic caused inflation to spike, shoppers at high and low income level are flocking to stores providing the best prices on commodities.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising
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Go deeper: Mike Johnson struggles to contain a GOP budget revolt Editor's note: This is a developing story.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ray, although in his forties, was at one with youth in revolt.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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More generally, the South has seen inventory climb and market pace slow over the last year as buyers stick to the sidelines, thwarted by still-high home prices and mortgage rates.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Sabres began Saturday 12 points out of the second wild-card spot with only 28 games to play, a near-impossible climb.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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An increasing number of large and mid-size firms are reporting on their sustainability initiatives.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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As president, Biden helped the country past the COVID pandemic, increasing the availability of testing and vaccines.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Most climbers ascending the Grand are protected by belay ropes in case of a fall.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The vote happens in ascending player order this time.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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Early in the uprising, Masri's home in Homs was known a safe haven.—
Jawad Rizkallah,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Most of them were imprisoned during the first and second intifadas, uprisings by Palestinians against Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Take your pick of Canyon Lodge sundeck for après or a high-altitude ski climb up five ascents for the Mammoth Caldera Burn ski mountaineering (aka ski mo) event on April 19.—
Anna Fiorentino,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
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The most recent Starship launch was SpaceX's Flight 7 test flight on Jan. 16, which marked the first flight of a new version of Starship, but the Ship vehicle was lost during ascent due to a propellant leak.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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One thing is clear; AI success is a journey, and the ability to rapidly leverage and adapt resources and technology is key — as new technologies and capabilities keep arising almost every day.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some of these traits worsen with age, again arising from a fear of losing control.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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McKinley took a similar approach in dealing with Spain during its brutal effort to suppress an insurrection in Cuba against Spanish imperial rule.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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