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Recent Examples of riser
April 12–18: This will be a treat for early risers: the planetsMercury, Mars and Saturn will all be within about 5 degrees of one another.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
Easy access to the iconic South Beach (i.e. perfect for the early risers) and a couple of nearby farms means there’s no shortage of kid-friendly things to do here.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
While some toddlers are early risers, others savor their sleep.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The former 49ers passing game coordinator was a hot name and fast riser among the coaching ranks after 2023, when Stroud won Offensive Rookie of the Year and the Texans won the AFC South as the league’s surprise team.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
Easy access to the iconic South Beach (i.e. perfect for the early risers) and a couple of nearby farms means there’s no shortage of kid-friendly things to do here.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
While some toddlers are early risers, others savor their sleep.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The former 49ers passing game coordinator was a hot name and fast riser among the coaching ranks after 2023, when Stroud won Offensive Rookie of the Year and the Texans won the AFC South as the league’s surprise team.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riser
Noun
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Grapes are pruned by 80% to 85% to maintain their scaffold branches along your trellises.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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The scaffolds are placed in individual bags and seeded with millions of the donor cells.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But one of those couples didn’t even make it to the altar.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most regions that need the changes are also prone to political volatility that often sacrifice social change campaigns at the altar of political ambitions.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Warnock, his legislative agenda is a reflection of his decades spent in the storied pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same platform the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served in Atlanta and where Warnock still preaches every Sunday as its senior pastor.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Inside, marvel at the pulpit intricately carved of four local woods.—
Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Riser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riser. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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