as in hill
an upward slope
the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult
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as in to rise
to leave one's bed
uprise! we have lots of work to do today!
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as in to climb
to move or extend upward
as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain
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Recent Examples of uprise
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
There are, of course, some individuals who are concerned about the uprise of AI.
—Ben Meisner, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
Justiniano says that the October 2019 social uprise and the pandemic deeply affected her family.
—Daniela Mohor W., CNN, 20 Nov. 2021
It’s called crustal uplift, crustal uprise, tectonic uplift—all terms that refer to the same idea.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2020
While teachers in Arizona are marching to the state Capitol Thursday, more than 10,000 teachers in Colorado are expected to demonstrate in Denver as part of this burgeoning teacher uprise.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise.
—Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The move marked the first time since the 1992 Rodney King uprising that such a sweeping curfew had been enacted in Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp near Gaza City, and joined Hamas in the late 1980s during the First Intifada, or uprising against Israel’s occupation in Gaza and the West Bank.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 July 2024
Both 13-year and 17-year-old cicada broods are uprising simultaneously.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
There are multiple fees at the center of this year’s Amazon seller uprising.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
This was the first time the Supreme Court decided on Section 3, a clause that says officials who engaged in insurrection, an act of uprising against the government, should be barred from holding office again.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
The star also played uprising leader and Peter's lookalike, Pugachev, through the entire season before that character, too, met an untimely end in the finale.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 15 May 2023
Noun
On the resale and rental platforms front, the response to fur has been somewhat mixed, although real and faux fur are experiencing an uprise.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
There are, of course, some individuals who are concerned about the uprise of AI.
—Ben Meisner, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
Justiniano says that the October 2019 social uprise and the pandemic deeply affected her family.
—Daniela Mohor W., CNN, 20 Nov. 2021
It’s called crustal uplift, crustal uprise, tectonic uplift—all terms that refer to the same idea.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2020
While teachers in Arizona are marching to the state Capitol Thursday, more than 10,000 teachers in Colorado are expected to demonstrate in Denver as part of this burgeoning teacher uprise.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise.
—Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017
Verb
But was that uprising really such a good idea?
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The move marked the first time since the 1992 Rodney King uprising that such a sweeping curfew had been enacted in Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp near Gaza City, and joined Hamas in the late 1980s during the First Intifada, or uprising against Israel’s occupation in Gaza and the West Bank.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 July 2024
Both 13-year and 17-year-old cicada broods are uprising simultaneously.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
There are multiple fees at the center of this year’s Amazon seller uprising.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
This was the first time the Supreme Court decided on Section 3, a clause that says officials who engaged in insurrection, an act of uprising against the government, should be barred from holding office again.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
The star also played uprising leader and Peter's lookalike, Pugachev, through the entire season before that character, too, met an untimely end in the finale.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 15 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprise
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One of the challenges in living in the historic district of Manayunk during a snowstorm is not only the hills, but the brick streets that residents said make things more slippery.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The yelps and chatter of a nursery school recess clattered down from a small hill overlooking the scene.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The information will be incorporated into the NEMO ocean model, which forms part of the UK Earth System Model, improving predictions as polar ice loss accelerates with rising global temperatures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Wing sales rose more than 26% in the Seattle area and climbed about 17% in the Boston area over the past month.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Shares of Nvidia climbed at steep pace, making the AI giant the ninth company in the world to reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2023, three decades after its establishment.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Dow’s ascent is emblematic of the stock market’s persistent rise despite recent tumultuous geopolitical events.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through another key milestone, the latest in a roughly 130-year ascent that's involved an ever-changing group of stocks.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Maybe this will be the thing that finally wakes them up.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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All this within a year unless KC wakes the hell up.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Witt has ascended among MLB circles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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Guests ascended the familiar staircase to the lobby, greeted immediately with margaritas and virgin palomas.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nguyen notes that flat bench presses are effective for building your middle chest, incline presses emphasize the upper chest, and decline presses and dips target the lower chest muscle fibers.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Social media is also a big fan of the incline.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Within the context of Moore’s Law, the primary bottlenecks arise from the physical limits of transistor scaling, memory and data-transfer speeds, and software and algorithmic inefficiencies.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Problems arise when trees interfere with power lines, but professional pruning can correct this.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Uprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprise. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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