rises (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rise (to)
as in cracks up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rises (to)
  1. cracks up
  2. claps
  3. cheers
  4. salutes
  5. praises
  6. applauds
  7. hails
  8. lauds
Verb
  • During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of cracks up
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  • Claire Foy claps from the stands on Day 9 of Wimbledon in London on July 7.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The crowd claps and cheers, screaming wildly when Buteau drops it rather politely before strutting with Peppermint to their seats on stage.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Definition of claps
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  • Kyle Mulholland, the bartender, rings the bar’s bell, and the lights flicker as everyone cheers again and goes to close out their tabs.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • In the video, shared on Kennedy's personal X account Tuesday, the health secretary is seen wrangling the snakes with his bare hands, holding the creatures up to the camera as his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, cheers him on in the background.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Definition of cheers
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  • Following Fuentes’ lead, other influencers on the far-right have also taken to questioning the Holocaust and filming videos praising Adolf Hitler, throwing Nazi salutes and singing along to antisemitic songs.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Ground salutes like cherry bombs are prohibited in the state.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of salutes
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  • Timothée Chalamet praises Denis Villeneuve at the #DunePartThree global Imax fan event.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • The show is produced by V10 Entertainment, whom Reeves praises for playing a key role in helping to find sponsors and working closely with Moto America.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of praises
Verb
  • Jasmin Camacho, an evolutionary biologist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, applauds the python work as another way of looking in unexpected places for potential drugs and cures.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • All are aghast, save Ser Torrhen Manderly, who applauds the farce.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of applauds
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  • Schroyer hails from the same state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • His Fieramonte Amarone Classico Riserva DOCG hails from a 1,361-foot-high vineyard, which benefits from optimal morning sun, constant air circulation, and pronounced day-to-night temperature variation during the ripening season.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 28 June 2026
Definition of hails
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  • The production and infrastructure guru, who also deals with the likes of security, transportation, cinemas and other buildings, as well as sponsors, lauds the big team effort that goes into KVIFF every year.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
  • The mountain bike community lauds Jefferson County Open Space for leading the search for solutions.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
Definition of lauds
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