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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising (to)
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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
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Spirits were high at the event, with protesters cheering and clapping for speakers.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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To see players announced and introduced after 10 minutes of pointless waiting and camera shots of team executives sitting around a table looking at laptops before clapping after every decision.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The tradition of saluting White Sox home runs continues to this day.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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As Deadline’s Ted Johnson reported in 2025, the NAB has also taken out ads saluting Carr and the FCC.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Spirits were high at the event, with protesters cheering and clapping for speakers.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Many of Kiser's fans left supportive comments on her TikTok, lauding her for her strength and cheering her on for helping to bring awareness to an important issue.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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The president has surely been pleased that a friendly new Post opinion page has written columns so regularly praising his foreign policy acumen, and supporters of Ukraine may also be grateful.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Franklin’s post, which included a time lapse of her artistic process, accrued hundreds of comments praising her work as well as the film’s decision to hire a human artist for the project.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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He was given a standing ovation and responded by applauding all four sides of the stadium.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The audience responded by applauding.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Rising (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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