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Recent Examples of riser
More Broncos fits A general pre-draft riser for good reason, McClellan racked up six sacks during his senior year at Mizzou and was one of Denver’s first top-30 visits this cycle.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
On March 24, Woo reflected on risers and fallers after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and categorized Stirtz as a riser.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
And then there’s Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling, who may have been the combine’s biggest riser.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Abeldt could be a fast-riser in the organization as a relief pitcher.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
On March 24, Woo reflected on risers and fallers after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and categorized Stirtz as a riser.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
And then there’s Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling, who may have been the combine’s biggest riser.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Abeldt could be a fast-riser in the organization as a relief pitcher.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riser
Noun
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The narrative, though sparse, is an excellent scaffold for Jenkin.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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After midnight on June 13, workers were still erecting a scaffold needed to remove the lettering.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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That question ultimately set him on a path that led away from Hollywood and the beauty industry and toward the altar.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Moore was a Baptist evangelist, admired for his knowledge of the Scriptures and for his satirical edge from the pulpit.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Candice and Timothy show Brittany how ‘church hurt’ stretches out from the pulpit and into cultural norms around gender, sexuality, acceptance.—
Brittany Luse,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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“Riser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riser. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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