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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Freezing rain may create hazardous conditions, especially during the Monday morning commute, before transitioning to rain as temperatures rise above freezing in the afternoon.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
And that is going to be the difficult task here—to rise above that.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
When the ratio rises above 4, it is seen as a sign that much of the good news in the market has already been priced into stocks.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Law and Hoult give emotionally detailed, deeply felt performances that partly work against type, while the film’s unblinking portrait of the seductive, corrosive power of hate gives it a power that rises above a typical cat-and-mouse policier.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
And that is going to be the difficult task here—to rise above that.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
When the ratio rises above 4, it is seen as a sign that much of the good news in the market has already been priced into stocks.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Law and Hoult give emotionally detailed, deeply felt performances that partly work against type, while the film’s unblinking portrait of the seductive, corrosive power of hate gives it a power that rises above a typical cat-and-mouse policier.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Rise above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rise%20above. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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