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rise

noun as in movement upward; upward slope

verb as in progress in business

verb as in rebel

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That’s not yet anywhere near the last peak of 6,500 — but it’s a significant rise from 200 in early July.

From Vox

This research took place before the pandemic and the rise in distance learning.

“We just had a record quarter across almost every important metric in our business” thanks to the rise in digitization, he says.

From Fortune

With in-person learning at school still curtailed in many areas, it makes sense that this would factor into an even greater rise in part-time work, simply out of necessity.

Hurricanes and sea level rise inundate their coastal communities.

From Quartz

Being something of a political cipher may have helped Revels rise to prominence.

We tend to think not, but the rise of King, Kennedy, and Lincoln was unlikely, too.

The rapid rise of the sharing economy is changing the way people around the world commute, shop, vacation, and borrow.

Most importantly, they were all deleted long before that percentage could rise any higher.

He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.

See how those distant peaks rise serenely over the southern horizon!

But he was ignorant of that part of the horrid tale; and the Duke, in a milder voice, bade him rise.

That bunch of cottonwoods with the new-made grave close by the dead horses seemed to rise up between us, and I became speechless.

The overture is over, the curtain is about to rise on the drama of Georgie's married life.

It had its counterpart on the political side in the rise of representative democratic government.

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On this page you'll find 538 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rise, such as: acceleration, advance, ascent, boost, climb, and growth.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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