rose (to)

verb

Definition of rose (to)next
past tense of rise (to)
as in cracked up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rose (to)
  1. cracked up
  2. clapped
  3. saluted
  4. applauded
  5. acclaimed
  6. praised
  7. approved
  8. hailed
Verb
  • Here, Lauren Houser, vice president of marketing at cleaning solutions company Zep in Atlanta, Georgia, highlights six common hacks that really aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Being at the top of your game and winning on the biggest stages isn’t always all it's cracked up to be.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of cracked up
Verb
  • Carey clapped in celebration, opening her homecoming with a hit.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Leonard cruised into second, clapped his hands and pointed towards his mom, dad, wife and friend in the stands.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of clapped
Verb
  • The man turned his gaze northeast, saluted Maceta, and disappeared, running and glimmering, into the blue of the mist.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The city's first-ever Jamaican Day Parade gave a single spotlight to Jamaican culture and saluted the extraordinary contributions of Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans.
    — Dick Brennan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of saluted
Verb
  • Commencement speakers are getting booed offstage for mentioning it, even as breakthroughs in medicine and service delivery are applauded elsewhere.
    — Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Reaction to the law Some law enforcement leaders have applauded the new buffer zone law.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of applauded
Verb
  • However, other acclaimed Glen Scotia malts, like the 12-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old, are widely available in the US, showcasing the quality of this historic Scottish region.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For the Moon is Éric Baudelaire’s improvisatory collaboration with kids at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, while Dan Sallitt’s What Can’t Be Mentioned catches up with characters from Sallitt’s acclaimed The Unspeakable Act.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of acclaimed
Verb
  • Despite neither having professional boxing records, their bout, fought with headgear, was praised for its intensity and athleticism, particularly from Lex, whose jab, length, and coordination proved decisive.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Brian Schnell with the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department praised the tools used to track down the suspects.
    — Ted Scouten, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of praised
Verb
  • Many of these proposals require constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mayor Ross McMullin and the Keller City Council unanimously approved a resolution early Thursday morning in opposition to an upcoming data center proposed for a site in Westlake near the Keller border.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
Verb
  • Some hailed McDonnell as an Anna Delvey-type scammer, justifying her brazen ripoff of faceless lenders by scoffing at the idea that society should feel sympathy for giant corporate entities.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts didn’t go that far, and some commentators hailed the opinion as a delicate compromise.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hailed
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“Rose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rose%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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