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verb

present participle of rise
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Recent Examples of rising
Noun
Like guttering candles, the rebellion spent itself in uncoordinated risings at different times in different parts of the country. Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025 These things come in waves and the East has many young rising starts while the West has some dominating players near retirement. Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
Exit multiples are rising for those that check all the boxes. Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Even parked cars can suffer from water damage when the rising flood hits the undercarriage or seeps through the doorways. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising
Noun
  • Cracker Barrel was in the early stages of a major turnaround plan before its new logo and restaurant remodels ran into a right-wing revolt.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trying to add to their attention the similar but adjusted facets associated with AGI is certainly going to be as much of a climb and probably even harder to promote.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Their ascendant depth is a big cause for the climb up the standings.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the relationship didn't become romantic until later on, Umansky and Zingerman spent nearly every waking moment together in high school.
    Emy LaCroix, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Drown is now striving to be able to flip sleeping clients without waking them up.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.
    Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • James, 24, was a great story of training camp, ascending from last year’s practice squad and the bottom of the roster onto the team thanks to a strong training camp.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While Fonseca frames the uprising as a type of emergent phenomenon in his post and a YouTube video, examination of the source code by AI researcher Simon Willison shows that Fonseca specifically instructed the villagers to behave this way and even escalate the unrest over time.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And if 2025 is any indication, next year will only continue her remarkable ascent.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk’s ascent in conservative politics mirrored the rise of right-wing populism in America.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The audio-streaming platform has amassed a sizable free cash flow due to its strong revenue growth, a figure that has been boosted by the company's swelling active user base in recent financial quarters.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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