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as in woke
to leave one's bed
the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up
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as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment
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as in began
to come into existence
it is not known exactly how mammals arose, but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period
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as in rose
to move or extend upward
slowly the hot-air balloon arose, and the round-the-world flight was begun
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Recent Examples of arose
During her spay surgery, complications arose.
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Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Protests arose throughout Iran; Haghighi recorded a video in support of the protesters.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Blue Origin's idea, which involves partnering with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, would further bolster the options to protect Earth from dangerous space objects if the need ever arose.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Clarke also dismissed the $29-million lawsuit, which arose from a ferocious dispute among the sibling heirs to an Oregon winery fortune, with prejudice, so it can’t be refiled.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The arrest arose out of an altercation that Peters had instigated last month between two women at an Airbnb, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The dispute arose after Cole filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which triggered an automatic stay—a legal protection that prevents creditors from seizing property while bankruptcy proceedings are ongoing.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The injury first arose March 4 when Chourio got hit by a pitch from Washington’s Clayton Beeter while playing for Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic team in an exhibition game with the Nationals at West Palm Beach, Florida.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
But [this development in moral thinking] arose internally in the West, not under Eastern influences.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Protests arose throughout Iran; Haghighi recorded a video in support of the protesters.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Blue Origin's idea, which involves partnering with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, would further bolster the options to protect Earth from dangerous space objects if the need ever arose.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Clarke also dismissed the $29-million lawsuit, which arose from a ferocious dispute among the sibling heirs to an Oregon winery fortune, with prejudice, so it can’t be refiled.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The arrest arose out of an altercation that Peters had instigated last month between two women at an Airbnb, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The dispute arose after Cole filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which triggered an automatic stay—a legal protection that prevents creditors from seizing property while bankruptcy proceedings are ongoing.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The injury first arose March 4 when Chourio got hit by a pitch from Washington’s Clayton Beeter while playing for Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic team in an exhibition game with the Nationals at West Palm Beach, Florida.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
But [this development in moral thinking] arose internally in the West, not under Eastern influences.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arose
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Moderate shaking woke residents near the epicenter and was strong enough to break dishes, while light tremors rippled across the broader Bay Area.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of Oracle workers woke Tuesday to an email from their employer informing them that their jobs had been cut with immediate effect, in what appears to one of the largest mass layoffs in the tech giant’s history.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Scrutiny has landed on university donors as well as several academics whose emails with Epstein surfaced in the latest files, including some who have resigned.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The clip, only about 12 seconds long, which first surfaced on Reddit before being deleted and later reposted on X, shows several male fans seated in the upper deck performing what appears to be the gesture in unison.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Austin Duffield was asleep on his couch in the apartment below Cincotti's when the fire began.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Potter, who began his career playing for the Heat’s Summer League team as an undrafted player out of Wisconsin in 2021, scored 19 in the first half (on 5 for 6 three-point shooting) and 21 for the game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Once North Carolina fired Hubert Davis after five seasons, Billy Donovan immediately rose to the top of the list of favorites to become the next head coach of the storied program.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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While consumers worldwide face steep price hikes, Brazilian gasoline prices rose just 5% in March — compared to 30% in the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Americans awoke to another air traffic tragedy this week.—
Robert Poole,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The regime ruthlessly cracked down on hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who emerged in the streets in late December and early January.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The betting market for the 2026 Masters is live, and one clear leader has emerged in the clubhouse.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The fourth dimension, which originated in the eighteenth century and was mathematically theorized in the nineteenth, both described diagrammable space and functioned as an expression of time.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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In practice, though, the list is largely made up of people who bump into each other at the Century Association or the Center for Architecture; even firms that originated abroad, like Snøhetta (Norway) and BIG (Denmark), have essentially become local.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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China sulfur prices, including cost and freight, climbed by about 13% from early March to $621 per tonne as of March 26, according to S&P Global Platts.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Arose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arose. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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