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as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate
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2
as in woke
to leave one's bed
I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven
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as in climbed
to move or extend upward
mountains majestically rising towards the sky
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Recent Examples of rose
The Dow rose 470 points and closed at a new record high.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 June 2026
That percentage rose to 60% over the final five games.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Neighboring Forsyth County’s jail population rose from 907 to 953.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Volumes of alcohol-free beer rose by 15% last year, according to IWSR.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 June 2026
That percentage rose to 60% over the final five games.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Neighboring Forsyth County’s jail population rose from 907 to 953.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Volumes of alcohol-free beer rose by 15% last year, according to IWSR.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rose
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Rainbow flick The chances of seeing this skill — some might call it a circus act — being performed at the World Cup this summer increased significantly on the back of Neymar being named in the Brazil squad.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Carmen Capo woke to loud banging on her window.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.—
Heather McCambly,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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The Brazilian won the fight and climbed the Octagon fence in victory.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The major indexes climbed to end a volatile week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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American ingenuity soon swelled the millionaire class to include titans of tobacco, steel, banking, even refrigerated railcars.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Software historically accounted for about 10% of global buyout volumes, but that figure has since swelled to about 40%.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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But even as science was finally making inroads against Covid, a second problem arose, a phenomenon the World Health Organization identified as an infodemic—the flood of information, much of it false, that occurs during a disease outbreak.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Similar speculations arose from the reveries of Russian philosopher Nikolai Fedorov.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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The native of southeastern Louisiana was raised by a single mother who ascended from poverty as an entrepreneur.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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Murphy-Stephans later ascended to sports broadcasting leadership roles, including president of the Pac-12 Networks, executive vice president of MSG Networks and vice president for ABC Sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On a sunny day in late May, a brand-new Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to about 40 mph and driven toward a stationary object with the express purpose of testing whether the vehicle would hit it.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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China’s economic imbalance worsened in May as retail sales fell at the fastest pace in years, while industrial output accelerated, new data showed.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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However, incumbent platforms and bigger AI companies have since rolled out comparable features.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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The new maps will be rolled out in a special primary in August.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rose. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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