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as in risen
to leave one's bed
the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up
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as in emerged
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment
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as in originated
to come into existence
it is not known exactly how mammals arose, but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period
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as in ascended
to move or extend upward
slowly the hot-air balloon arose, and the round-the-world flight was begun
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Recent Examples of arisen
The report says that the problem has arisen because of the proliferation of digital alarms, especially those designed to detect emissions to comply with Net Zero goals, and autonomous systems.
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New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Questions have also arisen over the reliability of witness evidence, said The Times.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
Security issues have arisen at the Reggie within the past year.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
But questions have arisen around whether the administration would in practice impose any limits on the chip shipments, or even if Beijing would allow their sales domestically.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Since then, controversies have arisen over several judicial decisions.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The dispute highlights conflicts that have arisen as climate change has driven increasingly large and frequent wildfires in California while the number of homes in and beside forests and other fire-risk areas has skyrocketed.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Aspiration controversy has arisen as the NBA and other leagues have opened the door to private equity groups buying ownership stakes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Still, concerns have arisen about presidential interference in the commission’s duties.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Questions have also arisen over the reliability of witness evidence, said The Times.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
Security issues have arisen at the Reggie within the past year.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
But questions have arisen around whether the administration would in practice impose any limits on the chip shipments, or even if Beijing would allow their sales domestically.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Since then, controversies have arisen over several judicial decisions.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The dispute highlights conflicts that have arisen as climate change has driven increasingly large and frequent wildfires in California while the number of homes in and beside forests and other fire-risk areas has skyrocketed.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Aspiration controversy has arisen as the NBA and other leagues have opened the door to private equity groups buying ownership stakes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Still, concerns have arisen about presidential interference in the commission’s duties.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arisen
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These exports began in the 2000s at a rate of under 50,000 barrels/day but had risen to more than six times this amount by the time Maduro was in power.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But the stock has risen after four of those releases.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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When censorship finally began to ease in the 1990s, Korean filmmakers emerged with a profound understanding of cinematic storytelling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s Orient Express, which has re-emerged as a modern luxury brand under Accor and LVMH.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne circulated Standing in the Doorway as nine revelatory installments of a Dylan Lockdown Series, and for her, too, the adventure originated in Rough and Rowdy Ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In total, 137 of the more than 1,000 reports of abuse originated from facilities in Georgia, the fourth most behind Texas (179), Florida (168) and California (146).—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While later albums such as 1979’s The Long Run also ascended to the platinum sales plateau before the group’s temporary dissolution in 1980, the content of Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Hotel California provides the foundation on which the Eagles’ long-term success has been built.—
Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and a former Olympic runner, ascended as an exuberant and inspiring leader over a two-decade career in urban education.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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And from bling to cap, lit, woke and even 6-7, hip-hop is today's verbal arbiter.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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What appeared to be a gun was visible in the waistband of Pretti, who was carrying a handgun when his fatal encounter with Border Patrol agents occurred.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Growth in services consumption outpacing goods expenditure largely reflects rising average income levels and would likely have occurred even without policy support, said Duncan Wrigley, chief China economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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In recent stories and this new novel, Saunders’s fiction has begun to feel both darker and a bit frustrated, spiritually and artistically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Dak already has shot past the championship game deadline in that no other quarterback has ever begun his career with a team and played 10 seasons without reaching the NFC or AFC title game, then reached a Super Bowl with that team later in his career.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Gross margins soared to about 57% in Q1, up from roughly 40% in the same quarter last year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The business has made Caterpillar a runaway winner in a market where investors are hungry for AI-adjacent companies after valuations of major technology and semiconductor companies soared.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Arisen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arisen. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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