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  • past tense form of rise.
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rose

[rohz] / roʊz /
NOUN
red-pink
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The two were often spotted at events together, but as Perry’s star rose and Perez’s blogging tactics were called out as toxic amid a shift away from tabloid culture, their friendship seemed to fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

It comes as the number of complaints made by households about water companies to the industry watchdog rose by a record 84% in a year, driven by customer concern and confusion over rising bills.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Oil prices rose to four-month highs with the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline and Houthi threats to shipping in the Red Sea keeping the market on edge about supply out of the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The yield on the policy-sensitive two-year note rose 0.028 percentage point to 4.661%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

A deluge of chaotic sound rose from its depths: roaring, barking, yowling, whimpering.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

At the base of the charred pine are dozens of bouquets — roses, daisies and white lilies.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

A bunch of roses was also left nearby, in tribute to the little girl.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Patterson's trial last year drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Fresh and elegant, with serious tannins, aromas of violets and roses and flavors including pomegranate and big, ripe red berries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“There are fields of Bayahíbe roses just beyond the Spector Lagoon,” Seven said.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Alas, a crimson river of warm blood, Like to a bubbling fountain stirr'd with wind, Doth rise and fall between thy rosed lips, Coming and going with thy honey breath.

From The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

She sank; she snatched at colours; they were peel Of fruit past savour, in derision rosed.

From Poems — Volume 3 by George Meredith

And does a cheek, like any sea-shell rosed, Or clear as widowed sky, seem most divine?

From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith

Picotee’s face was rosed over with the brilliance of some excitement. 

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy

With slow foot The low rosed moon, the face of Music mute, Begins among her silent bars to climb.

From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith

Roses in a royal throng,   Surging, rosing from the east!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald

I found a thicket and slept; slept it must have been for many hours, for when I again awakened the dawn was rosing the east.

From The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt




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