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Recent Examples of ascendancy Off the back of those wins, the teams who battled for the title over the last two seasons (before Liverpool’s ascendancy) will go head-to-head. Darren Richman, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025 Most fundamentally, Trump concluded that the ascendancy of the liberal order was over and the world of cutthroat power politics was back. 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 See All Example Sentences for ascendancy
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Noun
  • Artificial intelligence infrastructure has emerged as the critical battleground for cloud computing dominance.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Two influential New York City labor unions that backed Mayor Eric Adams in 2021 switched their support on Monday to former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, reflecting his growing dominance as the race for mayor accelerates.
    Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Their arrival back on the big stage coincided with the beginning of City’s era of domination in their second year under Pep Guardiola.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Jony and Line compete like gang members for affection and domination against bawdy Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei) and Rudy (Julien Manier), who wield laser swords and decapitate their enemies.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This included Lashley's reigns as both WWE Champion and WWE United States Champion, as well as Benjamin and Alexander's tenure as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • When chaos reigns, the ER truly does become the Wild West — sometimes saving a life means breaking rules.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The manosphere is a digital collection of websites, videos and forums that promote male supremacy and advocate for traditional gender roles.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Google’s 2019 Quantum Supremacy Milestone In October 2019, Google published its quantum supremacy claim in Nature.
    Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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