rose

verb

Definition of rosenext
past tense of rise
1
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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3
as in climbed
to move or extend upward mountains majestically rising towards the sky

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Recent Examples of rose Industrial equipment investment rose nearly 25%, which while not a straight AI trade, does partially reflect spending on data centers. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026 Federal Reserve researchers found that manufacturers whose input costs rose most under the 2018 tariffs employed 2% fewer workers than those least affected. — Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 For the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl—directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, with Monroe as the female lead and coproducer—the actor and her husband moved to England, where tensions rose. — Annarita Briganti, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 The digital creator, with a target audience of women in sports and the LGBTQ+ community, first rose to prominence with her coverage of the 2023 March Madness and Women’s World Cup. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 His October diesel costs rose from $16,500 last year to $30,000 this year, prompting him to postpone construction of another building for his business. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Nearly as many stocks rose within the S&P 500 index rose as fell. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 Consumer confidence is at its lowest level since 2014, yet spending rose in August. — Kari Butcher, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rose
  1. increased
  2. woke
  3. climbed
  4. swelled
  5. arose
  6. ascended
  7. accelerated
  8. rolled out
Verb
  • The county also increased its general millage rate for fiscal year 2025-2026.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Rents have increased in this rural area, where the median income is around $50,000 a year.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • Fahed Ahmro, a 51-year-old city worker, fled to a relative’s home after loudspeaker warnings and sirens woke him.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The flames were so large that traffic cameras detected the fire, and neighbors woke to the home being consumed.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of woke
Verb
  • The outbreak remains concentrated in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, where cases have climbed from 177 to 352.
    — Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • The number of titles receiving airplay swelled from seven to 18, while stations playing at least one song of his increased from 72 to 94.
    — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Ongoing demonstrations over the housing shortage swelled in Spain and Portugal, where students set up tent camps in city squares.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelled
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  • News of the Qualley-Antonoff split arose days after the latter was spotted attending Swift and Travis Kelce’s lavish wedding bash at New York City’s Madison Square Garden without his wife.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the days prior to the announcement, speculation arose that suggested Pérez may be looking at retirement sooner rather than later.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of arose
Verb
  • That same year, Cruz Bustamante became the first Latino Assembly speaker, then lieutenant governor — the first Latino elected to statewide office in California since Pacheco ascended to the same position in the 1870s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The line shrank as the Hurricanes ascended to the top spot in the AP Top 25.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Worry among voters about whether their ballots will be counted has accelerated, according to organizers; in a recent AP-NORC poll, just under half of American voters expressed confidence that midterm votes will be counted accurately.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerated
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  • Amid that uncertainty, athlete financing firm Sure Sports has rolled out a new product to help bridge that gap.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This was all thanks, as Oz put it, to TrumpRx, a new prescription-drug website that the Administration had rolled out.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rolled out

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