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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  • The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.
    Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Williams applauds the fact The Athenaeum has a dedicated ESG manager.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of applauds
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  • The Hunting Party hails from series creator JJ Bailey, who also wrote the pilot episode.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto, hails from writer and executive producer Michael Grassi and director/EP Lee Toland Krieger.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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