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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as in climbed
to move or extend upward
mountains majestically rising towards the sky
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Recent Examples of rose
Keep in mind, this sale applies only to the dusty rose upholstery, so inventory is more limited.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 22 June 2026
Two Canada geese and six gangly brown-suède goslings walked among the refuse, while in the near distance the truck horns and the protesters’ chants rose up.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Arrivals and interceptions off Crete rose more than 20% to 5,500 through May compared with the same period last year, according to data issued by Greek authorities Monday, with the pace increasing since early June.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
That percentage rose to 60% over the final five games.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 22 June 2026
Two Canada geese and six gangly brown-suède goslings walked among the refuse, while in the near distance the truck horns and the protesters’ chants rose up.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Arrivals and interceptions off Crete rose more than 20% to 5,500 through May compared with the same period last year, according to data issued by Greek authorities Monday, with the pace increasing since early June.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
That percentage rose to 60% over the final five games.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Brittney Brimway and her three children were on a flight from Los Angeles to Turks and Caicos with a layover in New York City when her son woke her up with some less-than-comforting news.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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And Axios’ sources indicated the admin simply did not like Anthropic’s woke vibe.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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While other similarly sized cities in the ranking have fallen, Pittsburgh climbed by five spots in 2026.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Crowds around the Garden swelled past 10,000 people Wednesday night.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The defensive sideline erupted, and Morrison’s chest swelled.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Serious legal questions also arose as to whether ESG violated fiduciary duty laws and if DEI is discriminatory.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The yoke arose from an inflection point.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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Climbers set a record on May 21, when 274 of them successfully ascended Nepal's side of the mountain in a single day, officials said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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With a flair for the dramatic, Messi ascended to the top of the career World Cup goals list by completing a hat track in the 3-0 victory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.—
Hannah Rabinowitz,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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So then, Peter rolled out the idea and, hey, everybody’s got a project in Greenwich Village in the Sixties.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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Meta recently rolled out Muse Spark, its new artificial intelligence model, and the functionality is included out of the box with the new models.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
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“Rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rose. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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