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View synonyms for arose

arose

[uh-rohz]

verb

  1. simple past tense of arise.



arose

/ əˈrəʊz /

verb

  1. the past tense of arise

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An opportunity arose the following season to take charge of Sale Sharks and he moved to England for the first time.

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"Human attraction to alcohol probably arose from this dietary heritage of our common ancestor with chimpanzees," said study researcher Aleksey Maro of the University of California, Berkeley.

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Separately, on Friday, the force said it had suspended eight officers and a staff member after allegations about staff in the custody suite at Charing Cross police station that arose from a BBC Panorama investigation.

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After always working for other people in the butchery industry, Mr Field, 47, thought he would try and go it alone and run his own shop after an opportunity arose.

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The idea arose when the Olivers grew tired of doling out tiny soundbites for mainstream news.

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