rising (to)

verb

Definition of rising (to)next
present participle of rise (to)
as in cracking up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising (to)
  1. cracking up
  2. clapping
  3. saluting
  4. cheering
  5. praising
  6. applauding
  7. acclaiming
Verb
  • Mark Toothaker, a stallion sales manager for Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was on the couch cracking up with his wife, Malory, about the whiffed field goal and consequential turnover.
    — Kelly O'Grady, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The dogs were confused, not sure whether to attack or run for cover, and Susan was cracking up.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of cracking up
Verb
  • Syrians gathered around the court in Damascus, chanting, clapping and waving the Syrian flag as news of the sentences spread.
    — Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The teams were the townspeople, clapping for a wardrobe nobody could actually see.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of clapping
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  • Following Wednesday's funeral service, firefighters and residents lined roadways and overpasses, many saluting as police vehicles escorted a procession of five white hearses.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of saluting
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  • The one break was the difference as Sabalenka won the second set, the crowd cheering her on.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Among the supporters cheering for Austin at the race were his parents.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • For this reason, many are praising OpenAI for its transparency and candor around the event.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If, for example, a commencement speaker praising the value of artificial intelligence is met with jeers from graduates – as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was in May 2026 – the speaker’s message is immediately rendered inert.
    — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of praising
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  • Leaders of several similar operations including Masonicare in Wallingford, Duncaster in Bloomfield and Elim Park in Hamden joined Fairview officials in applauding its growth.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Swift's fans were quick to react to the change on social media, applauding whatever maneuvers Swift engaged in to curtail the use of her work.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of applauding
Verb
  • In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of acclaiming
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“Rising (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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