Definition of risingnext

rising

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verb

present participle of rise
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rising
Noun
How Each Phase May Affect Your Training The follicular phase runs roughly from day 1 through day 14, with estrogen rising. — Allison Palmer june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Capital markets are also outperforming, with the Tel Aviv 35 surging and the shekel rising. — Dan Mangan,emma Graham,hugh Leask,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Verb
White employment fell about 4%, while Asian employment remained roughly unchanged, rising about 1%. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968. — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising
Noun
  • By Thursday morning, a rebellion by several members of Peña's own conservative Colorado Party had become a party-wide revolt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Texas revolt will, in the long run, likely have an impact on national politics as profound as California’s transformation away from Pete Wilson–era GOP dominance in the 1990s.
    — Sasha Abramsky, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • But like earlier athletic tests, the climb showed where engineers need to improve to compete in this market.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Blakeman faced an uphill climb in his quest to become the first Republican governor of New York since George Pataki's third term ended in 2006.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Moon’s priorities for another term included expanding students’ access to mental health services, improving teacher recruitment and retention, and increasing career technical education opportunities.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Figma is increasing its focus on cybersecurity, said Dylan Field, Figma's co-founder and CEO.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Thank you very much for waking me up and lighting a fire under me.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That structure won’t eliminate the symptoms waking you up, however.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Oh, and Reed told Helen that Wallace was likely to be rewarded for being untainted by scandal — next stop, ascending from secretary of state for Defence to prime minister.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Starting out, Firstman didn’t dare dream of ascending the stairs to the Grand Palais or carving a path to the Oscars stage.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • On March 5, following an uprising against the administration’s mass-deportation effort that culminated in two protesters being killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was axed.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • One—a 1962 uprising in Brunei—had mistakenly been left out of the previous dataset.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Rama attains liberation after renouncing the world, while Lakshmana’s violent actions lead him to hell before a spiritual ascent later.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In May, two Indian climbers died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The swelling majorities, with some races still too early to call, underlined a deep sense of voter anger and concern over the economy and the state of democracy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The sophomore missed his fourth consecutive game with a right knee injury after suffering a setback during last Wednesday’s practice caused swelling and led trainers to drain fluid from the joint.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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