rise
verb (used without object)
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position.
are rising
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present progressiveof rise.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It would be remarkable for growth stocks just to hold their own when rates are rising, since even that assumes earnings will grow faster despite rising rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
More than 1,000 children have died in a measles outbreak in Bangladesh, where cases are rising again despite an emergency vaccination campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Chip and memory stocks are rising, having taken a battering earlier this week due to calls for an AI slowdown.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“But the trade-off is that you can lose more when rates are rising, and make less when rates are falling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
All these feelings are rising inside my chest like the foam on the top of a shaken-up soda can.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
