arose

verb

Definition of arosenext
past tense of arise
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 Warsh also sought to clear up some areas of confusion that arose after his remarks at a July 29 news conference. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Conditions changed with waning US involvement in the early 1970s, although here too conflict arose. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026 In 2017, according to Jeanie Buss’ lawyer, when a prior dispute arose over the trust, a California court reaffirmed that Jeanie Buss remain as controlling owner. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 Immediately, speculation arose that Walter is frantically trying to raise cash to pay off all those loans from the insurance companies to his affiliate entity companies. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 Emails from later in March obtained by The Bee show that further complications with the project arose when city staffers discovered additional compliance requirements for the project. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The 11 songs on Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy arose from both collaborations and solo bedroom guitar moments. — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026 Various theories surrounding the murders arose following the verdict, but they were never officially solved. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 The decision arose from a post-conviction effort by Darnell Moore to set aside a jury’s guilty verdict against him in 2012 for the murder of a Norwich man. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arose
  1. woke
  2. surfaced
  3. began
  4. rose
  5. awoke
  6. emerged
  7. originated
  8. climbed
Verb
  • Maribeth Graham depicts the overly woke Suzanne, whose whole life is wrapped up in keeping Eureka Day inclusive.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of woke
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  • Galliano was fired by Christian Dior in 2011 after video footage surfaced showing the designer, who was inebriated, making antisemitic remarks in a Paris bar, La Perle.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The claim that Islam doesn’t really count as a religion surfaced early and explicitly in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfaced
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  • The Procession of Lights on Wednesday began at the People’s Salvation Cathedral, known as the National Cathedral, which is the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron began calling his own pitches on July 24 against the Detroit Tigers.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of began
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  • Japan’s 10-year yield reached its highest level since August 1996, while Germany’s benchmark yield rose to a 2011 high.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Colorado River also rose briefly just upstream from where Bright Angel Creek empties into the river, in response to the sudden influx of water, according to the river gauge on the geologic survey, but quickly adjusted.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rose
Verb
  • The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of awoke
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  • Newcastle’s summer wobbled when news emerged in late June that Guimaraes was fixed on Arsenal.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The honeypot sites of royal Rajasthan—spliced by the brown slopes of the Aravalli Range, the state emerged after Partition from a mosaic of 22 feudal kingdoms—are so many people’s taster to India.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of emerged
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  • The country's armed forces said that it was targeted by a missile attack that originated from Iranian territory.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • More broadly, the open-source movement has made robust design systems available beyond the organizations that originated them.
    — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of originated
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  • Chinese authorities have reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing, while Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 669 with 2,426 people missing.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Casey’s social team found its penetration with Gen Z has climbed 600 basis points over the past three years based on engagement.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of climbed

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“Arose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arose. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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