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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
Chappel begins with two different visions of elder care that arose in the late nineteenth century.
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Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The Giggly Squad co-hosts lightly addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the Bravo series, which arose after Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their relationship on Tuesday.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fossils uncovered in southern China’s province of Yunnan reveal that at least some of the life-forms scientists had thought arose in the Cambrian period were alive and thriving millions of years earlier, in an era known as the Ediacaran period.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Another origin story says the date arose in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, leaving behind the Julian calendar that had been used since the era of Julius Caesar.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But the dispute reportedly arose after Anthropic learned that the military used Claude in its operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Then problems arose with the upper stage propellant pressurization system.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
More recently, when a higher-density project was proposed in the Fallston area and concerns arose about its impact on local schools, a review of school impact fees underscored the need to align new development with school construction costs.
—Stephanie Flasch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2026
The answer, which arose from careful mathematics, shocked them.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The Giggly Squad co-hosts lightly addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the Bravo series, which arose after Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their relationship on Tuesday.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fossils uncovered in southern China’s province of Yunnan reveal that at least some of the life-forms scientists had thought arose in the Cambrian period were alive and thriving millions of years earlier, in an era known as the Ediacaran period.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Another origin story says the date arose in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, leaving behind the Julian calendar that had been used since the era of Julius Caesar.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But the dispute reportedly arose after Anthropic learned that the military used Claude in its operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Then problems arose with the upper stage propellant pressurization system.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
More recently, when a higher-density project was proposed in the Fallston area and concerns arose about its impact on local schools, a review of school impact fees underscored the need to align new development with school construction costs.
—Stephanie Flasch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2026
The answer, which arose from careful mathematics, shocked them.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 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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Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
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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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 5 Apr. 2026.
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