as in rising
to move or extend upward
trees uprearing towards the sky
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Fatal dog attacks, though rare in the United States, have been sharply rising in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Joel Quenneville taking over a rising team loaded with exciting young players and leading them to the playoffs?—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Simple tasks like sitting on the couch, climbing into a car seat or getting down on the floor became difficult.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The ascending Young was even better with 32 points, 10 dimes and zero turnovers.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But of all the accidents reported across North America in 2024, 100 occurred while climbers were ascending.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
29 Sep. 2025
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The stock market clearly has been soaring to new heights, giving wealthier households more room to keep spending.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Early the following year, rising interest rates and soaring inflation pushed investors out of risky securities and into safer assets like bonds.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Uprearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprearing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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