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rise to something

to react to a difficult situation by working harder to succeed It was a tough race, but Jean rose to the challenge and rode her horse beautifully. He's handled many crises before, but can he rise to the task this time?

Related vocabulary: rise to the occasion

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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context On the side of the pond next my house a row of pitch pines, fifteen feet high, has been killed and tipped over as if by a lever, and thus a stop put to their encroachments; and their size indicates how many years have elapsed since the last rise to this height. Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context What can she rise to, under any quantity of opium, higher than that The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context			rip into rip off rip on rip out of rip to rip up rip-roaring ripe ripe for ripe old age ripen into ripple ripple of excitement ripple of protest ripple through ripsnorter rise rise above rise against Rise and shine! rise from rise from the ashes rise from the dead rise from the ranks rise in rise to rise to feet rise to the bait rise to the challenge rise to the occasion rise to the top rise up risk risk life and limb risk neck risk of rain risk on rival in river rivet rivet attention rivet gaze on rivet on riveted to the ground road road hog road to Damascus road to hell is paved with good intentions roam about roar roar at			Rise of Terror Rise of the Beast Rise of the Dead Rise of the Dragon Rise of the Fallen Rise of the Lycans Rise of the Machines Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Reds Rise of the Silver Surfer Rise of the Third Power Rise of the Triad Rise of the Valkyrie rise of tide Rise of Tyrants Rise Off Ground Rise over run Rise over run Rise over run Rise over run Rise over thermal rise pit rise through the ranks rise through the ranks rise through the ranks rise through the ranks Rise time Rise Time Fall Time rise times rise to rise to feet Rise to Kill rise to power rise to the bait rise to the challenge Rise To The Occasion rise to the top rise up rise up Rise Up (song) rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the sun rise with the sun rise with the sun rise with the sun rise-and-fall table Rise-And-Run-Length Encoding RISEBA RISED Risedronate Risedronate sodium Risedronic acid risen risen risen risen risen

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