rises (to)

verb

Definition of rises (to)next
present tense third-person singular of rise (to)
as in cracks up

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  1. claps
  2. applauds
  3. hails
Verb
  • Green claps along, and is visibly impressed when Freeman hits that signature high note.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of claps
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  • Editorial board applauds Mayor Johnson for green-lighting Lori Lightfoot’s plan to revitalize LaSalle Street.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The editorial board applauds the unusual compromise.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of applauds
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  • Governor as activist Marwan hails from an elite Damascus family and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the capital.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This example, from Craft + Tailored, hails from 1991, and boats original chamfers on the lugs throughout.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hails
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“Rises (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rises%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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