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Recent Examples of riser
Many stairs also have risers, which are the vertical surfaces rising from the treads.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Among the fastest risers, Kroger stands out with a dramatic leap from 41% to 55% coverage since the previous report 6 months ago - signaling a focused effort to strengthen retail media capabilities in the grocery sector.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Keep in Mind The wooden legs don’t have any protective caps or risers, which can reduce durability of this potting bench with long-term exposure to the elements.
—Megan Newton, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
Unlike most of football’s recent risers, Glimt’s ascent has not coincided with a takeover from a billionaire or sovereign wealth fund.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Among the fastest risers, Kroger stands out with a dramatic leap from 41% to 55% coverage since the previous report 6 months ago - signaling a focused effort to strengthen retail media capabilities in the grocery sector.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Keep in Mind The wooden legs don’t have any protective caps or risers, which can reduce durability of this potting bench with long-term exposure to the elements.
—Megan Newton, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
Unlike most of football’s recent risers, Glimt’s ascent has not coincided with a takeover from a billionaire or sovereign wealth fund.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riser
Noun
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Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital combined these scaffolds with patients’ own cells to build replacement bladders.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news David Kaplan has been working with silk for decades, molding and shaping it into scaffolds, sponges, and films.—
Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of the more personal things discovered has come with their restoration work on the grottos, which are manmade cave-like structures made to house altars.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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In April, archaeologists uncovered a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar containing human remains in the nearby ancient city of Tikal, approximately 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Uaxactún.—
Alysha Bibi,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Pastor Lorenzo Jones stood in a tub of water in his white pulpit gown.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Their cross-racial sisterhood expanded the civil rights imagination beyond male pulpits and courtrooms.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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“Riser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riser. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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