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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With wages on the rise in traditional hotspots like Latin America, Canada and Eastern Europe, leaders are starting to explore Africa as another option.
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Chris Barbin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
As Ellmann was quietly assembling materials for his biography, specialization was on the rise in American literature departments, as the critic Erich Auerbach warned, auguring the decline of a general humanities education.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
The number of entrants has been on the rise in the past five years.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
The numbers of homes sold with a price cut—at 34.8 percent of all sales—are on the rise, up 10.2 from a year earlier.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Chris Barbin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
As Ellmann was quietly assembling materials for his biography, specialization was on the rise in American literature departments, as the critic Erich Auerbach warned, auguring the decline of a general humanities education.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
The number of entrants has been on the rise in the past five years.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
The numbers of homes sold with a price cut—at 34.8 percent of all sales—are on the rise, up 10.2 from a year earlier.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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