: approaching a stated age : nearly
a red cow rising four years old—
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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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hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
However, the highlight will be the rising of the full corn moon on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
As much as the world is spiraling with disinformation, chaos, and control tactics, there is also a counter-energy rising — a movement toward slowness, integrity, pleasure, and repair.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
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The decision marks a policy shift by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) toward reducing borrowing costs, following data that showed hiring nearly stalled and unemployment rising.
—Gabe Whisnant
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
However, the highlight will be the rising of the full corn moon on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
As much as the world is spiraling with disinformation, chaos, and control tactics, there is also a counter-energy rising — a movement toward slowness, integrity, pleasure, and repair.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rising
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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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