on the rise
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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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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Viladrich also created the set for Collectible’s booth at Matter and Shape in Paris, another collectible art fair on the rise.
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Two of them manage to reappear, while every cut is on the rise in one form or another.
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Why is this trend still on the rise?
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Aug. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Viladrich also created the set for Collectible’s booth at Matter and Shape in Paris, another collectible art fair on the rise.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Two of them manage to reappear, while every cut is on the rise in one form or another.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Why is this trend still on the rise?
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Aug. 2025
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“On the rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20rise. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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