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
  • 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
  • When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of claps
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  • Williams applauds the fact The Athenaeum has a dedicated ESG manager.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The room of people, which includes Kylie's daughter Stormi and Kris Jenner's boyfriend Corey Gamble, erupts into laughter and then applauds her.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of applauds
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  • Gustavsson hails from Sweden and belongs to the Bergmanian school of performance.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Vasquez, 32, hails from Mindanao, Philippines, and thanked her coach prior to her win.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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