rose (to)

Definition of rose (to)next
past tense of rise (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rose (to)
Verb
  • Even professional designers have had to learn the hard way that some types of furniture pieces aren't all they're cracked up to be.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Leslie Jones once cracked up everyone at Saturday Night Live, including the top dog of the show.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fort's supporters in the courtroom clapped and whooped.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Members danced and clapped and lifted their arms in prayer.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Fellow officers applauded and saluted him.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • From birth, John had been America’s first son, the boy who saluted his father’s coffin.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bernstein analysts led by Mark Moerdler, with the equivalent of a buy rating on Microsoft shares, applauded Microsoft’s decision-making.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • While he has been applauded this month by audiences in Florida, Arizona and Oregon, his focus here this weekend will be strictly on music.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Objectively, the first Wicked film was far more critically acclaimed than this year’s follow-up.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Hodge will also reunite on-screen with his real-life wife, Marshall, whose work on the series is critically acclaimed.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And in a return of goodwill, Gun Owners of America praised him for withholding judgment on the facts of the case.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Aliso Niguel coach Keith Barnett praised the effort of his freshman point guard, Iribarne.
    Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The deal approved Friday appeared to resolve that tension.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In mid-May, the council approved a three-year contract capped at $900,000.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • He’s been hailed as one of the most influential documentary filmmakers of all time, picking up multiple Emmys, Grammys and Oscar nominations.
    NBC news, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, the staff hailed him for rescuing it from mounting financial struggles.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Rose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rose%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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