• noun:   a movement upward
• noun:   organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
• adjective:   newly come into prominence

  Example: "A rising young politician"

• adjective:   (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon

  Example: "The rising sun"

• adjective:   advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

  Example: "A rising trend"

• adjective:   increasing in amount or degree

  Example: "Rising prices"

• adjective:   coming to maturity

  Example: "The rising generation"

• adjective:   sloping upward
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #20002)

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