on the rise
idiom
1
: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.
Prices are on the rise again.
The water level in the lake is on the rise.
2
: becoming more successful, popular, etc.
an actress whose career is on the rise
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The commission reports the use of the ATMs by scammers, who urge consumers to deposit cash into them to protect their savings, is on the rise.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Antisemitism is on the rise worldwide.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Antisemitism is on the rise worldwide.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the rise
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“On the rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20rise. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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