rise above
phrasal verb
rose above; risen above; rising above; rises above
1
: to not allow oneself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful)
It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics.
2
: to be or become better than (something)
The quality of the food never rises above average.
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If that’s who Brown can be going forward, a $3 million deal could be a bargain for an average forward (where the cost can rise above $4 million) rather than the poor deal shown above.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
He's managed to rise above and carve out a stellar NCAA run for himself, but now Sanders is set to play at the highest level of the game.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Affirm’s stock has been on a wild ride this year, halving between mid-February and early April, then staging a strong enough rally to rise above January’s level, in bouts of market volatility that have deterred many companies from listing.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
Spot gold prices in April briefly rose above a record high of $3,500 a troy ounce.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
He's managed to rise above and carve out a stellar NCAA run for himself, but now Sanders is set to play at the highest level of the game.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Affirm’s stock has been on a wild ride this year, halving between mid-February and early April, then staging a strong enough rally to rise above January’s level, in bouts of market volatility that have deterred many companies from listing.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
Spot gold prices in April briefly rose above a record high of $3,500 a troy ounce.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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“Rise above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rise%20above. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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