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rise

Definition for rise

noun as in movement upward; upward slope

verb as in progress in business

verb as in become apparent

verb as in rebel

Strong matches

mount, mutiny, resist, revolt, riot

Weak matches

insurrect, take up arms

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After years of riding a wellness wave, they’ve suddenly found themselves squeezed between rising costs and a jittery consumer.

In what would normally be the ultraviolet region, the spectrum showed a very steep rise.

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Producers in France see a rise in sales around December, as people shell out to have the treat during Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations.

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The government floated the idea of an economically efficient income-tax rise in the run-up to the budget, and the bond market loved it.

But as temperatures rise, icebergs and thick chunks of centuries-old ice are released into open water, turning shipping straits into minefields.

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

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