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"Rishon Le\u1e94iyyon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city southeast of Tel Aviv-Yafo in central Israel population 227,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0113-\u02c8sh\u022fn-l\u0259-ts\u0113-\u02c8y\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005628",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"rise":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting":[],
": to get up from sleep or from one's bed":[],
": to return from death":[],
": to take up arms":[
"rise in rebellion"
],
": to respond warmly : applaud":[
"\u2014 usually used with to the audience rose to her verve and wit"
],
": to end a session : adjourn":[],
": to appear above the horizon":[
"the sun rises at six"
],
": to move upward : ascend":[],
": to increase in height, size, volume, or pitch":[],
": to extend above other objects":[
"mountain peaks rose to the west"
],
": to become heartened or elated":[
"his spirits rose"
],
": to increase in fervor or intensity":[
"my anger rose as I thought about the insult"
],
": to attain a higher level or rank":[
"officers who rose from the ranks"
],
": to increase in quantity or number":[],
": to take place : happen":[],
": to come into being : originate":[],
": to follow as a consequence : result":[],
": to exert oneself to meet a challenge":[
"rise to the occasion"
],
": a spot higher than surrounding ground : hilltop":[],
": an upward slope":[
"a rise in the road"
],
": an act of rising or a state of being risen : such as":[],
": a movement upward : ascent":[],
": emergence (as of the sun) above the horizon":[],
": the upward movement of a fish to seize food or bait":[],
": beginning , origin":[
"the river had its rise in the mountain"
],
": the distance or elevation of one point above another":[],
": an increase especially in amount, number, or volume":[],
": raise sense 3b":[],
": an increase in price, value, rate, or sum":[
"a rise in the cost of living"
],
": an angry reaction":[
"got a rise out of him"
],
": the distance from the crotch to the waistline on pants":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u012bz",
"also \u02c8r\u012bs"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rise Verb spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Smoke was rising into the air.",
"Bubbles rose to the surface of water.",
"The tide rose and fell.",
"The land rises as you move away from the coast.",
"a tower rising above the little town",
"a politician who rose to fame very quickly",
"The book has risen to the top of best-seller lists.",
"People are angry about rising gasoline prices.",
"The market is continuing to rise .",
"The wind rose in the afternoon.",
"Noun",
"We watched the rise and fall of the waves.",
"The book describes the empire's rise and fall.",
"the meteoric rise of the Internet",
"a politician's rise to fame",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The death toll has continued to rise throughout the day, as rescue teams arrive in the mountainous area around the quake's epicenter. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Concerns around deepfakes continued to rise ahead of the 2020 election as a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated online. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"But with so many buyers competing for so few homes, prices continued to rise . \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey And Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Dow futures continued to rise in Asian trading hours on Thursday, up 0.5%. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Pollution also continued to rise in parts of Southeast Asia, and almost all of Central and West Africa \u2014 more than 97 percent \u2014 is considered to have unsafe levels of pollution, under the WHO\u2019s standards. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Those figures, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April, have only continued to rise . \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"All the while, Waidelich continued to rise in the department. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But their spending on plane tickets, hotels and entertainment has continued to rise . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the question gnaws at some health inspectors amid an explosive rise nationally in online-only food operations. \u2014 Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"This 39% rise for CVS stock over the last three years was primarily driven by: 1. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"On the scalp, cell turnover slows, giving rise to oil and flakes. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"Consumers could see interest rates on debt rise , layoffs, and more stock market losses. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Looking at larger pieces of the show so far, its second season, for instance, told an incomplete story that gestured toward even wilder ambition about documenting the rise and fall of a new kind of life. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"That matched the pace in April, which was the fastest rise since 1991, excluding periods immediately following sales-tax increases. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"When concerns over inflation rise , workers are often motivated to ask for higher wages to offset the rising price of fuel and food. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"But the Wellington boot\u2019s unexpected rise to becoming a cool festival girl staple certainly didn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English r\u012bsan ; akin to Old High German r\u012bsan to rise":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164429"
},
"rise (up) in revolt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to fight against a ruler or government":[
"The people rose (up) in revolt (against the king)."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214740",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"rise to the challenge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to perform so as to succeed":[
"The coach is confident that you will rise to the challenge ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112728",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"rise to the occasion/challenge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make the special effort that is required to successfully deal with a difficult situation":[
"No one was sure if he could handle the pressure of making a speech, but he rose to the occasion and did an excellent job.",
"When the company needed to increase its sales, its employees rose to the challenge ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113712",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"rishi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a holy Hindu sage, saint, or inspired poet":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit \u1e5b\u1e63i ; akin to Sanskrit rasa juice, fluid":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005436",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"risibility":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": laughter":[],
": the ability or inclination to laugh":[
"\u2014 often used in plural our risibilities support us as we skim over the surface of a deep issue \u2014 J. A. Pike"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His great talent was to take tiny grains of information in reports and proposals, repackage them as official European policy and present them as part of a broad narrative about Brussels\u2019s risibility . \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 30 June 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccri-z\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000321",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"risible":{
"antonyms":[
"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
],
"definitions":{
": associated with, relating to, or used in laughter":[
"risible muscles"
],
": capable of laughing":[],
": disposed to laugh":[]
},
"examples":[
"The suggestion was downright risible .",
"a risible comment that made the whole class laugh",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The idea of spending that much on a device designed to go no farther than my spare bedroom might have seemed risible a few years ago. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2020",
"The idea should be absurd, risible , farcical, outr\u00e9. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Mei draws her crush as a merman\u2014a fantasy more risible than racy. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These were completely risible statements such as the one claiming that Ukraine is a fascist, anti-semitic State... \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Also risible to the crown prince was the notion that his citizens fear speaking out against him. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In the mid-1950s, Alice Childress wrote a play about a White director rehearsing a majority Black cast in a Southern drama filled with risible stereotypes. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But the suggestion that this scholarship is regularly being taught in K-12 history classes, or even in survey-level courses to undergraduates, is risible . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 25 June 2021",
"Famously, Iman\u2019s career got its start in the \u201970s with a risible fiction ginned up by the photographer and inveterate fabulist Peter Beard. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin risibilis , from Latin risus , past participle of rid\u0113re to laugh":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ri-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171459",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"risibles":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sense of the ridiculous : sense of humor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ri-z\u0259-b\u0259lz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222302",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"rising":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": approaching a stated age : nearly":[
"a red cow rising four years old",
"\u2014 Lancaster (Pa.) Jour."
],
": insurrection , uprising":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was the leader of an armed rising against the elected government.",
"a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the third track on her upcoming album, rising , which drops May 20, the Chinese pop star takes a quick visit to her adolescence years \u2014 even at just 21. \u2014 James Dinh, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
"Now Chris: part of this though, is there is a rising . \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The world was awash in dollar income streams from Treasury debt, and with redemptions of dollars for gold rising , Nixon had to close the gold window. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Drifting beside their rhythmic rising , our small group was awed into silence. \u2014 Cassidy Randall, Outside Online , 11 Jan. 2020",
"Still, with average hourly pay rising and unemployment rate steadily dropping, analysts say spending and growth could pick up, at least modestly, once omicron fades. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"But the growing Haredi population \u2014 about 13 percent of the nation and rising \u2014 has amplified secular demands for Haredim to participate more fully in the protection and economy of the country. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
"With the demand for talent rising and freelancers becoming increasingly favorable in the eyes of the corporate world, digital talent platforms became a much larger player in the talent game. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"As the water\u2019s rising , the elderly woman is panicking. \u2014 Sydney Pereira, Curbed , 2 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1734, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u012b-zi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"insurgence",
"insurgency",
"insurrection",
"mutiny",
"outbreak",
"rebellion",
"revolt",
"revolution",
"uprising"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232915",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"rising rhythm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": rhythm with stress occurring regularly on the last syllable of each foot \u2014 compare falling rhythm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194123",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"risk":{
"antonyms":[
"adventure",
"chance",
"gamble (on)",
"hazard",
"tempt",
"venture"
],
"definitions":{
": a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer":[],
": an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source":[
"war risk"
],
": in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or susceptibility":[
"patients at risk of infection"
],
": possibility of loss or injury : peril":[],
": someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard":[],
": the chance that an investment (such as a stock or commodity) will lose value":[],
": to expose to hazard or danger":[
"risked her life"
],
": to incur the risk or danger of":[
"risked breaking his neck"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I prefer not to expose my money to too much risk .",
"The degree of risk is minimal.",
"All investments have an element of risk .",
"The trip didn't seem like much of a risk .",
"I'm aware of the risks associated with this treatment.",
"There is a risk of liver damage with this medication.",
"Wearing a seatbelt greatly reduces the risk of injury or death in a car accident.",
"We feel that this product presents a significant risk to public health.",
"To me, skydiving is not worth the risk .",
"Smoking is a risk to your lungs.",
"Verb",
"She risked her life to save her children.",
"He risked all his money on starting his own business.",
"He risked breaking his neck.",
"She's risking being considered too sentimental.",
"The country risked a war.",
"brave people who risked being killed to help others",
"I'm not willing to risk getting lost. I'm going to buy a map.",
"The company is risking the loss of millions of dollars.",
"It's not wise to risk traveling so soon after surgery.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the same low flying that helps pilots to dodge enemy air-defenses also exposes them to a separate risk : collisions with the terrain. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Few of the current late night royalty were household names in the U.S. before landing their own series, but networks were clearly willing to take a risk on them based on their talent and style. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"People in those counties also should consider wearing masks around people who have a high risk of severe illness, according to the CDC. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"Everybody kind of took a risk to come up here and do this. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"In April unvaccinated children between the ages of 5 to 17 overall had a two times greater risk of testing positive for Covid-19 than unvaccinated children with the primary series of the vaccine. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"For the Duchess, this metallic dress (previously seen on the likes of Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung, and Ruth Negga), represented a risk . \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Rosen proceeded to take a massive risk , helping to strike a deal with owners and heirs of the condo units to guarantee them $83 million \u2014 half of the existing pot, max \u2014 and release them from liability. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"However, this type of avian flu is considered a low risk to people, the CDC says. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many were tourists, some with medical issues, who didn't want to risk waiting for the Montana National Guard, which has rescued at least 87 people, according to the Department of Defense. \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"However, if this is more than any of you want to risk , see this sibling separately one-on-one. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"The region\u2019s smaller businesses certainly do not want to risk missing out. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"And few want to risk losing the largest standing army within NATO after the US, especially one that also commands the strategic Bosporus and access to the Black Sea. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Man, Milwaukee really didn\u2019t want to risk facing the Nets in the first round. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Reds had a week to place O\u2019Brien on waivers or trade him, and the Mariners didn\u2019t want to risk another team claiming him before their spot in the waivers order. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But Trout suffered a season-ending right-calf injury last May 17, and with flu symptoms possibly leaving him susceptible to dehydration, the Angels didn\u2019t want to risk another muscle strain or pull. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With a bare Senate majority, Democrats didn\u2019t want to risk waiting until the summer for confirmation hearings and a vote. \u2014 Mark Sherman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French risque , from Italian risco":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8risk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"danger",
"hazard",
"imminence",
"menace",
"peril",
"pitfall",
"threat",
"trouble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223218",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"risk one's neck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to do something that puts one in danger of serious injury or death":[
"I would never risk my neck on a sport like skydiving.",
"News reporters often risk their necks working in war zones."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181954",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"risky":{
"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
],
"definitions":{
": attended with risk or danger : hazardous":[]
},
"examples":[
"Her plan is too risky .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At least in the early phases of the war, resistance in Western Europe was less risky . \u2014 Katja Hoyer, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"And placing the selfie camera under the screen for a perfect display experience would be too risky . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"Healing would require not only financial recovery, but new conditions in which trust is not inherently risky . \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The derivatives business was particularly risky , said Adi Imsirovic, a former executive at Gazprom Marketing & Trading. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Gerstle\u2019s argument that the GOP has rejected neoliberalism is similarly risky . \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Most of these simple growth strategies proved to be very risky . \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The head of the president\u2019s security detail intervened to cancel the effort and told senior White House staff that moving the president to the Capitol would be far too risky , a senior law enforcement official said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Good morning, Many CFOs believe putting Bitcoin on the balance sheet is too risky . \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ri-sk\u0113",
"\u02c8ris-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for risky dangerous , hazardous , precarious , perilous , risky mean bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury. dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully. soldiers on a dangerous mission hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure. claims that smoking is hazardous to your health precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty. earned a precarious living by gambling perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger. perilous mountain roads risky often applies to a known and accepted danger. shied away from risky investments",
"synonyms":[
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113757",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"risqu\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color":[
"a risqu\u00e9 joke"
]
},
"examples":[
"a song with risqu\u00e9 lyrics",
"the bridal shower was filled with risqu\u00e9 banter and laughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Storm Large The torch singer, known for her work with the quirky ensemble Pink Martini, performs in a risque cabaret show recorded at Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below in Manhattan. 3:30 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
"There are masks that would be too risque for the office, if the office were open. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2020",
"Speaking to the Boy Scout Jamboree, Trump breaks protocol and and angers parents by bragging about his election win, criticizing the media and telling a somewhat risque story involving a yacht. \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 11 Jan. 2018",
"Playboy is pulling the plug on the print edition of the once- risque magazine \u2014 coveted by roughly half the population for its glamorous photos of nude women and even some of its articles \u2014 citing the novel coronavirus as hastening the decision. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"As Brzezinski pointed out, the Super Bowl didn\u2019t shy away from airing Shakira and Jennifer Lopez's risque half-time show, which some critics said objectified women. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Fans may remember this trip to Anguilla and St. Barts from a risque Instagram post Bieber shared at the time, featuring the couple locking lips and fueling romance rumors. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Walmart removed several pieces of holiday merchandise from its Canadian website after customers took offense to a line of risque Christmas clothing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Walmart removed several pieces of holiday merchandise from its Canadian website after customers took offense to a line of risque Christmas clothing. \u2014 Deanna Paul, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
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": an antipsychotic drug C 28 H 27 FN 4 O 2 used especially to treat schizophrenia":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the years, Maguire has conducted small, successful clinical studies with these medications including risperidone , olanzapine and lurasidone. \u2014 Amber Dance Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Sep. 2020",
"Her doctor immediately started her on an antidepressant and on risperidone (Risperdal), an antipsychotic. \u2014 Andrea Alfano, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
"Unlike risperidone , though, aripiprazole has not been shown to work long term in children with autism. \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Mar. 2020",
"For that reason, the drug was expected to cause fewer side effects than risperidone . \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Antipsychotic medications like haloperidol and risperidone , which are often given for anxiety and agitation, can increase the risk of death in people with dementia. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, New York Times , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Instead of confirming that risperidone is linked with birth defects, the study authors note that this is simply something that warrants further investigation. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 17 Jan. 2019",
"Research suggests that this is more likely to be an issue with typical antipsychotics than atypical ones, such as olanzapine, clozapine, and aripiprazole\u2014with the exception of risperidone . \u2014 Kimberly Truong, SELF , 7 Dec. 2018",
"The second-generation drugs include olanzapine, risperidone , quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, lurasidone, cariprazine, and paliperidone. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 30 Nov. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from fluo r- + is- + pi perid ine + -one":""
},
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"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151040"
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": a stem or stalk of a plant":[]
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"Middle English rispen , from Old Norse rispa to scratch; akin to German rispeln to scrape together, Low German rispe hackle, and perhaps to Norwegian ripa to scratch":"Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151945"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stress is a definite risk factor , and can lead to a relapse. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Stress is a definite risk factor , and can lead to a relapse. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Stress is a definite risk factor , and can lead to a relapse. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Stress is a definite risk factor , and can lead to a relapse. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Stress is a definite risk factor , and can lead to a relapse. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"That sentence probably seems silly, especially given that cigarettes are the number one risk factor for lung cancer. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"Indeed, age has sometimes been a bigger risk factor than vaccine status during the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"One other big finding was that severe disease wasn\u2019t a risk factor . \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 31 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155659"
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"It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics."
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": to be or become better than (something)":[
"The quality of the food never rises above average."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174022"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Exaggerated startup financials can be entirely blamed on venture capitalists, as risk capital has always mandated that founders, even those in the very early stages of their business, create ridiculous and fictitious financial projections. \u2014 Aron Solomon, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Cogastro raised $180,000 from Baltic VC Fund, 70Ventures, private angel from the Netherlands and risk capital fund Co-investment Fund. \u2014 Jackie Abramian, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The longer-term game would be to put risk capital into a broader sweep of technologies to hedge against the transition. \u2014 Wood Mackenzie, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"Biden\u2019s ultra-high tax will drive risk capital to Europe and Asia, where average rates would be less than half of ours. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"China is moving with dispatch to establish itself as the preferred destination for low- risk capital returns. \u2014 Kevin Warsh, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2021",
"Gores, alongside his executives, also personally put about $10 million to $12 million of at- risk capital into the deal, said Stone, who also contributed to the initial pool of money. \u2014 Crystal Tse, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Its distinctive and essential function is to serve as the risk capital for a democratic society, directing resources to fund experiments and discover solutions to social problems that neither the market nor government is well-suited to do. \u2014 Rob Reich, Wired , 22 Mar. 2020",
"In the world of private equity, risk capital refers to the funds used for speculative, high-risk, high-reward investments. \u2014 Bruce Deboskey, The Denver Post , 9 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183205"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183224"
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192209"
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": an Italian verse stanza of from 6 to 10 lines with rhymes":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, respect, from Latin respectus":""
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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": rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)":[]
},
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"ri-\u02c8s\u022f-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Christian and Manuel Costardi's signature version is a risotto with Grana Padano cream, beer reduction and coffee. \u2014 Janelle Davis And Foren Clark, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Finally, the fish and ink are added to the risotto rice. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 1 May 2022",
"Pair with honey slathered grilled salmon or a creamy risotto . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Gorgonzola blue cheese is an ideal dressing for risotto . \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The chef, who is originally from Abruzzo, has created a menu that includes a vegetarian lasagna and a risotto that are worth making the trip for. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Piedmont, a region in northwest Italy, is all about risotto . \u2014 Janelle Davis And Foren Clark, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"To eat, push it down into the risotto and mix it in. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Aromatic truffles infuse savory flavor into meat-free risotto . \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from riso rice \u2014 more at rice":""
},
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220805"
},
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": answer sense 5":[]
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"Italian, literally, answer, from feminine of risposto , past participle of rispondere to answer, from Latin respond\u0113re to answer, respond":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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": beginning , origin":[
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": the distance or elevation of one point above another":[],
": an increase especially in amount, number, or volume":[],
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"a rise in the cost of living"
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": the distance from the crotch to the waistline on pants":[]
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"\u02c8r\u012bz",
"also \u02c8r\u012bs"
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"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
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"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rise Verb spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Smoke was rising into the air.",
"Bubbles rose to the surface of water.",
"The tide rose and fell.",
"The land rises as you move away from the coast.",
"a tower rising above the little town",
"a politician who rose to fame very quickly",
"The book has risen to the top of best-seller lists.",
"People are angry about rising gasoline prices.",
"The market is continuing to rise .",
"The wind rose in the afternoon.",
"Noun",
"We watched the rise and fall of the waves.",
"The book describes the empire's rise and fall.",
"the meteoric rise of the Internet",
"a politician's rise to fame",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The death toll has continued to rise throughout the day, as rescue teams arrive in the mountainous area around the quake's epicenter. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Concerns around deepfakes continued to rise ahead of the 2020 election as a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated online. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"But with so many buyers competing for so few homes, prices continued to rise . \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey And Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Dow futures continued to rise in Asian trading hours on Thursday, up 0.5%. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Pollution also continued to rise in parts of Southeast Asia, and almost all of Central and West Africa \u2014 more than 97 percent \u2014 is considered to have unsafe levels of pollution, under the WHO\u2019s standards. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Those figures, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April, have only continued to rise . \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"All the while, Waidelich continued to rise in the department. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But their spending on plane tickets, hotels and entertainment has continued to rise . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the question gnaws at some health inspectors amid an explosive rise nationally in online-only food operations. \u2014 Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"This 39% rise for CVS stock over the last three years was primarily driven by: 1. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"On the scalp, cell turnover slows, giving rise to oil and flakes. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"Consumers could see interest rates on debt rise , layoffs, and more stock market losses. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Looking at larger pieces of the show so far, its second season, for instance, told an incomplete story that gestured toward even wilder ambition about documenting the rise and fall of a new kind of life. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"That matched the pace in April, which was the fastest rise since 1991, excluding periods immediately following sales-tax increases. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"When concerns over inflation rise , workers are often motivated to ask for higher wages to offset the rising price of fuel and food. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"But the Wellington boot\u2019s unexpected rise to becoming a cool festival girl staple certainly didn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English r\u012bsan ; akin to Old High German r\u012bsan to rise":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002520"
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": the upright member between two stair treads":[],
": a stage platform on which performers are placed for greater visibility":[],
": a vertical pipe (as for water or gas) or a vertical portion of an electric wiring system":[],
": one of the straps that connects a parachutist's harness with the shroud lines":[]
},
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"\u02c8r\u012b-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"The school choir stood on the risers for the concert.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Daniels, who played for G-League Ignite last season, was a big riser during the post-draft process, and brings an interesting combination of size, passing and defense to the Pelicans. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"This is determined by whether your tendency is to be an early riser or night owl. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Clad in hat, shades and poncho like some \u201870s shaman, Wooten coaxed future-vintage sounds from an array of keyboards, atop a riser at the back of the stage. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"Their recent renovation has turned that space into a full theater, with big, plush movie seats, a riser to create two levels and window coverings. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Help reduce neck strain and get your laptop at eye level with a laptop riser , like this one from Humancentric. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
"Brumbaugh haeen a steady riser throughout his career at Northfield Mount Herman (Mass.), leaving high school ranked 12th at point guard and 78th in the nation. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022",
"Davis-Overstreet grew up roaming this largely Black (and later Latino) area, located about eight miles east of Santa Monica, on a gold banana-seat high- riser with ape-hanger handlebars. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In The Flat Field, set them right as Murphy rested on the drum riser to croon about unseen mechanized eyes while the rest of the band held firm to the insinuating pulse of Haskins\u2019 electronic drum pads. \u2014 Robert Ham, SPIN , 18 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002529"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002758"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": risky":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-kf\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010219"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color":[
"a risqu\u00e9 joke"
]
},
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"ri-\u02c8sk\u0101"
],
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"bawdy",
"blue",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"lewd",
"off",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"racy",
"ribald",
"salty",
"spicy",
"suggestive"
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"examples":[
"a song with risqu\u00e9 lyrics",
"the bridal shower was filled with risqu\u00e9 banter and laughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Storm Large The torch singer, known for her work with the quirky ensemble Pink Martini, performs in a risque cabaret show recorded at Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below in Manhattan. 3:30 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
"There are masks that would be too risque for the office, if the office were open. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2020",
"Speaking to the Boy Scout Jamboree, Trump breaks protocol and and angers parents by bragging about his election win, criticizing the media and telling a somewhat risque story involving a yacht. \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 11 Jan. 2018",
"Playboy is pulling the plug on the print edition of the once- risque magazine \u2014 coveted by roughly half the population for its glamorous photos of nude women and even some of its articles \u2014 citing the novel coronavirus as hastening the decision. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"As Brzezinski pointed out, the Super Bowl didn\u2019t shy away from airing Shakira and Jennifer Lopez's risque half-time show, which some critics said objectified women. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Fans may remember this trip to Anguilla and St. Barts from a risque Instagram post Bieber shared at the time, featuring the couple locking lips and fueling romance rumors. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Walmart removed several pieces of holiday merchandise from its Canadian website after customers took offense to a line of risque Christmas clothing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Walmart removed several pieces of holiday merchandise from its Canadian website after customers took offense to a line of risque Christmas clothing. \u2014 Deanna Paul, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of risquer to risk, from risque":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021213"
},
"riskily":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in a risky manner : hazardously":[
"lost the game by playing too riskily"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8risk\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
"-li"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021346"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to get up from sleep or from one's bed":[],
": to return from death":[],
": to take up arms":[
"rise in rebellion"
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": to respond warmly : applaud":[
"\u2014 usually used with to the audience rose to her verve and wit"
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": to end a session : adjourn":[],
": to appear above the horizon":[
"the sun rises at six"
],
": to move upward : ascend":[],
": to increase in height, size, volume, or pitch":[],
": to extend above other objects":[
"mountain peaks rose to the west"
],
": to become heartened or elated":[
"his spirits rose"
],
": to increase in fervor or intensity":[
"my anger rose as I thought about the insult"
],
": to attain a higher level or rank":[
"officers who rose from the ranks"
],
": to increase in quantity or number":[],
": to take place : happen":[],
": to come into being : originate":[],
": to follow as a consequence : result":[],
": to exert oneself to meet a challenge":[
"rise to the occasion"
],
": a spot higher than surrounding ground : hilltop":[],
": an upward slope":[
"a rise in the road"
],
": an act of rising or a state of being risen : such as":[],
": a movement upward : ascent":[],
": emergence (as of the sun) above the horizon":[],
": the upward movement of a fish to seize food or bait":[],
": beginning , origin":[
"the river had its rise in the mountain"
],
": the distance or elevation of one point above another":[],
": an increase especially in amount, number, or volume":[],
": raise sense 3b":[],
": an increase in price, value, rate, or sum":[
"a rise in the cost of living"
],
": an angry reaction":[
"got a rise out of him"
],
": the distance from the crotch to the waistline on pants":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u012bz",
"also \u02c8r\u012bs"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rise Verb spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Smoke was rising into the air.",
"Bubbles rose to the surface of water.",
"The tide rose and fell.",
"The land rises as you move away from the coast.",
"a tower rising above the little town",
"a politician who rose to fame very quickly",
"The book has risen to the top of best-seller lists.",
"People are angry about rising gasoline prices.",
"The market is continuing to rise .",
"The wind rose in the afternoon.",
"Noun",
"We watched the rise and fall of the waves.",
"The book describes the empire's rise and fall.",
"the meteoric rise of the Internet",
"a politician's rise to fame",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The death toll has continued to rise throughout the day, as rescue teams arrive in the mountainous area around the quake's epicenter. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Concerns around deepfakes continued to rise ahead of the 2020 election as a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated online. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"But with so many buyers competing for so few homes, prices continued to rise . \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey And Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Dow futures continued to rise in Asian trading hours on Thursday, up 0.5%. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Pollution also continued to rise in parts of Southeast Asia, and almost all of Central and West Africa \u2014 more than 97 percent \u2014 is considered to have unsafe levels of pollution, under the WHO\u2019s standards. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Those figures, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April, have only continued to rise . \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"All the while, Waidelich continued to rise in the department. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But their spending on plane tickets, hotels and entertainment has continued to rise . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the question gnaws at some health inspectors amid an explosive rise nationally in online-only food operations. \u2014 Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"This 39% rise for CVS stock over the last three years was primarily driven by: 1. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"On the scalp, cell turnover slows, giving rise to oil and flakes. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"Consumers could see interest rates on debt rise , layoffs, and more stock market losses. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Looking at larger pieces of the show so far, its second season, for instance, told an incomplete story that gestured toward even wilder ambition about documenting the rise and fall of a new kind of life. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"That matched the pace in April, which was the fastest rise since 1991, excluding periods immediately following sales-tax increases. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"When concerns over inflation rise , workers are often motivated to ask for higher wages to offset the rising price of fuel and food. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"But the Wellington boot\u2019s unexpected rise to becoming a cool festival girl staple certainly didn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English r\u012bsan ; akin to Old High German r\u012bsan to rise":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024411"
},
"risk it":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to do something that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening":[
"We should stop for more gas. We probably have enough, but I don't want to risk it ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033922"
},
"risaldar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Indian commander of a risala in the Anglo-Indian army":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi ris\u0101ld\u0101r , from Persian ris\u0101lad\u0101r , from ris\u0101la + -d\u0101r holder":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061812"
},
"risala":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a troop of irregular cavalry in the Anglo-Indian army":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi ris\u0101la troop, from Persian, from Arabic ris\u0101lah mission":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061815"
},
"rise in someone's estimation":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be thought of more highly by someone : to be respected and admired more by someone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063539"
},
"Riss":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the third stage of Pleistocene glaciation in Europe":[],
": of or relating to the Riss glaciation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ris",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the Riss river, tributary of the Danube in southwestern Germany":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081649"
},
"risso's dolphin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dolphin ( Grampus griseus ) widely distributed in temperate and tropical seas that has a blunt snout, a rounded forehead, and teeth in the lower jaw only":[
"Risso's dolphins , which have small mouths and large foreheads, are deep ocean divers that stay offshore and are rarely seen close to shore.",
"\u2014 Peter Fimrite"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ri-s\u014dz-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Giuseppe Antonio (Joseph Antoine) Risso \u20201845 naturalist born in Nice":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115301"
},
"rising diphthong":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a diphthong in which the second element is more sonorous than the first (such as \\wi\\ in \\\u02c8kwit\\ quit )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180731"
},
"rising hinge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a door hinge designed so that the door is lifted a little when opened":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223733"
},
"Risso's dolphin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dolphin ( Grampus griseus ) widely distributed in temperate and tropical seas that has a blunt snout, a rounded forehead, and teeth in the lower jaw only":[
"Risso's dolphins , which have small mouths and large foreheads, are deep ocean divers that stay offshore and are rarely seen close to shore.",
"\u2014 Peter Fimrite"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ri-s\u014dz-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Giuseppe Antonio (Joseph Antoine) Risso \u20201845 naturalist born in Nice":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011929"
},
"risorgimento":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the 19th century movement for Italian political unity":[],
": a time of renewal or renaissance : revival":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02ccz\u022fr-ji-\u02c8men-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
"-\u02ccs\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, rising again, from risorgere to rise again, from Latin resurgere \u2014 more at resurrection":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050550"
}
}