in the ascendant

idiom

formal
: becoming more powerful : gaining more power
The President's party is no longer in the ascendant.

Examples of in the ascendant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Far-right movements are in the ascendant in many countries in Europe, including Germany, but the continent’s parliamentary structures may restrain them more effectively than an anachronistic U.S. system that seems primed to usher in minority rule. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023 In contemporary art, figurative painting is undoubtedly in the ascendant. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023 Like Burton in ’64, the 40-year-old’s star is in the ascendant. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023 Spain had long been the dominant empire in Latin America, but Great Britain, which already possessed colonies along the American Eastern Seaboard, was now in the ascendant—and determined to break its rival’s hold. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 Singh is the face of 46 brands in India and his equity is in the ascendant, according to the 2022 Celebrity Brand Valuation Report by Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps). Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2022

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“In the ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20ascendant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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