rise above

verb

rose above; risen above; rising above; rises above
1
: to not allow oneself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful)
It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics.
2
: to be or become better than (something)
The quality of the food never rises above average.

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Water rushes past, glinting silver in the light of the sun, just risen above the mountains that ring the bay. — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026 On July 27, the union filed a complaint with Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, claiming MPS also failed to properly train employees on heat exposure and communicate with them when the heat index rose above 90 degrees. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 An aerial view shows a massive column of smoke rising above Kyiv from a burning NOVUS supermarket chain warehouse following a Russian ballistic missile attack on the capital on August 5, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Videos from the fire zone showed towering smoke plumes rising above trees and neighborhoods as airplane tankers dropped fire retardant on the fast-moving flames. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rise above

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