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as in rises
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 emerges
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 begins
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 ascends
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 arises
Violence arises from a different kind of performance.
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Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Sure, the rules might be the same everywhere, as the Universe fundamentally uses the same fundamental ingredients and the same fundamental laws to form stars, planets, and whatever molecular machinery arises on those worlds all throughout the Universe.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
But every shift in the tone of the film arises out of DaCosta’s feeling about the protagonist.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
If a player arises that still has years left on his deal and can help beyond 2025, then absolutely.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
This is because value arises not from isolated intelligence but from networked intelligence.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Building alliances before a crisis or conflict arises can actually help deter attacks, or ensure that they are deflected to easier targets.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Public Investigator spoke to Legal Action attorney Abrielle Newman about what rights tenants have if this question arises in your building.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.
—Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Sure, the rules might be the same everywhere, as the Universe fundamentally uses the same fundamental ingredients and the same fundamental laws to form stars, planets, and whatever molecular machinery arises on those worlds all throughout the Universe.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
But every shift in the tone of the film arises out of DaCosta’s feeling about the protagonist.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
If a player arises that still has years left on his deal and can help beyond 2025, then absolutely.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
This is because value arises not from isolated intelligence but from networked intelligence.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Building alliances before a crisis or conflict arises can actually help deter attacks, or ensure that they are deflected to easier targets.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Public Investigator spoke to Legal Action attorney Abrielle Newman about what rights tenants have if this question arises in your building.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.
—Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arises
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also effective is the picture that gradually emerges of the two parents at the center of this whole thing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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The boy quickly ascends the interior staircase, rushes into the corridor and clears the steps to the garret in three leaps.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Coastal Carolina moves up for its 44-27 win against Marshall, and Missouri State ascends for beating Florida International, the Bears’ third straight win.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's IT and 2019's IT Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s why experts urge parents to have conversations with their children on how to identify these trends—as well as strategies for managing social media when this content inevitably surfaces.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
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The development originates from CIC biomaGUNE, in collaboration with partners at BCMaterials and CIC EnergiGUN.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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The seven-mile Torreya Challenge Loop steadily climbs and dips, meandering over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Keep going and the path climbs to the top of the arch, a high perch with breath-snatching panoramas.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Arises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arises. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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