rise above
phrasal verb
rose above; risen above; rising above; rises above
1
: to not allow oneself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful)
It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics.
2
: to be or become better than (something)
The quality of the food never rises above average.
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As the country awaits the imminent Autumn Budget, business owners and investors are sounding the alarm as CGT is expected to rise above 28% for the first time.
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James McClure, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
Our planet was mostly covered in water, with a few volcanoes and islands rising above the vast ocean’s surface, Andrew Knoll, another co-author of the study and a geobiologist at Harvard University, tells Scientific American’s Douglas Fox.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Temperatures in Denver are unlikely to rise above 60 degrees on Friday, with an overnight low of 38 degrees and winds of 7 to 15 mph gusting up to 24 mph.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
Shares are now up over 60% this year after soaring to a new all-time high on Friday, rising above the $760 mark, as Netflix remains the industry’s largest and fastest growing service.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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James McClure, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
Our planet was mostly covered in water, with a few volcanoes and islands rising above the vast ocean’s surface, Andrew Knoll, another co-author of the study and a geobiologist at Harvard University, tells Scientific American’s Douglas Fox.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Temperatures in Denver are unlikely to rise above 60 degrees on Friday, with an overnight low of 38 degrees and winds of 7 to 15 mph gusting up to 24 mph.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
Shares are now up over 60% this year after soaring to a new all-time high on Friday, rising above the $760 mark, as Netflix remains the industry’s largest and fastest growing service.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Rise above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rise%20above. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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