: approaching a stated age : nearly
a red cow rising four years old—
Lancaster (Pa.) Jour.
Lancaster (Pa.) Jour.Examples of rising in a Sentence
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He was the leader of an armed rising against the elected 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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Yes, that means that the latte makeup trend was basically designed in a lab to look amazing on Taurus risings.
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When To See The Wolf Moon Occult Mars Although the rising of the Wolf Moon will be best seen during dusk on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the previous night will see a near-full moon occult Mars.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This most northerly full moonrise and moonset of the current major lunar standstill follows its southernmost moonrise and moonset, which occurred with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon on Friday, Jun. 21, 2024.
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Celebrity inspiration: Lady Gaga Cancer Rising Sweet Cancer risings are very romantic and that applies to their beauty look, too.
—Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Yes, that means that the latte makeup trend was basically designed in a lab to look amazing on Taurus risings.
—Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
When To See The Wolf Moon Occult Mars Although the rising of the Wolf Moon will be best seen during dusk on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the previous night will see a near-full moon occult Mars.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This most northerly full moonrise and moonset of the current major lunar standstill follows its southernmost moonrise and moonset, which occurred with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon on Friday, Jun. 21, 2024.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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