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also ascendency
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
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Recent Examples of ascendancy
Most fundamentally, Trump concluded that the ascendancy of the liberal order was over and the world of cutthroat power politics was back.
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
How did the party do all of this during a period of right-wing ascendancy?
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Wielding the language of liberal internationalism to justify ruinous intervention abroad has long been the modus operandi of the neoconservatives, who, since the ascendancy of Trump over the Republican Party, have gravitated back to their original home among the Democrats.
—Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, his ascendancy has been driven in large part by the fact that a large number of workers in America have more faith in Trump than in the Democratic Party.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
How did the party do all of this during a period of right-wing ascendancy?
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Wielding the language of liberal internationalism to justify ruinous intervention abroad has long been the modus operandi of the neoconservatives, who, since the ascendancy of Trump over the Republican Party, have gravitated back to their original home among the Democrats.
—Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, his ascendancy has been driven in large part by the fact that a large number of workers in America have more faith in Trump than in the Democratic Party.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
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The stablecoin industry is witnessing a wave of strategic acquisitions as companies position themselves for dominance in the rapidly expanding digital payments landscape.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The small, oil-rich Gulf sheikhdom has been intensely pursuing investments in artificial intelligence, data centers and energy transition technologies as the race for AI dominance gathers pace.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Others resisted Christianity, as, at best, an insufficient replacement for their traditional African religion and a tool of white domination.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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That's why these guys have a decade of domination… all there guys are strong believers.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Odom assumed the reigns of the VCU program following two seasons at Utah State that produced a 44-25 record.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Arch Manning is preparing to take the reigns as the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and after sitting behind Quinn Ewers for two seasons the expectations are massive for the Louisiana native.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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That’s the natural end point of Roberts’s vision of Presidential supremacy.—
Cristian Farias,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Xenoblade’s supremacy The Xenoblade franchise has pushed the RPG genre forward in multiple ways.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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