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rise above

verb as in transcend

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Example Sentences

His tireless courage inspired us to rise above the devastation.

And so he bears within him the potential to rise above his skewed materialistic values and tap into a true sense of dignity.

It must be at least a little bit difficult for some of them to rise above the troubles of their shared past.

These numbers rise above the average because they are from an ethnic group with arguably the largest stake in the debate.

Such commentary on the Biden visit did not rise above murmurs here and there.

He respected her courage and obvious power to rise above the personal attitude of her sex.

But I saw his back rise above the water and the moment he caught my eye, he began to trumpet and struggle up to the shore.

The solitary ants, on the contrary, manifest no special intelligence, and do not rise above the general insect level.

Loaded with ballast as it was, however, and with the weight of water still within it, it could not rise above the surface.

But how is the boy or girl of such a family to rise above these circumstances, and throw off these weights?

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On this page you'll find 264 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rise above, such as: diminish, dominate, hinder, overshadow, belittle, and check.

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

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