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Recent Examples of ascendant
The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit will continue to serve as the central meeting place for ascendant Black business leaders in America and convene those driving impactful transformations with their world-changing initiatives.
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Following a heartbreaking defeat in 2004, Democrats consoled themselves with the idea that as America became increasingly ethnically diverse, their party would be ascendant.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
One of the state's most ascendant brands and newly beloved distillers of Tennessee Whiskey is facing a $108 million lawsuit from a lender.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025
The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Following a heartbreaking defeat in 2004, Democrats consoled themselves with the idea that as America became increasingly ethnically diverse, their party would be ascendant.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
One of the state's most ascendant brands and newly beloved distillers of Tennessee Whiskey is facing a $108 million lawsuit from a lender.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025
The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendant
ascending
Adjective
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The deal done at the dawn of an expected recession reflects both the declining fortunes of many conventional shopping centers and the potential for growth in an economically ascending part of the city.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2020
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An ascending team that will play with more leads, Garrett, Ward & Co. should have more opportunities to record sacks and interceptions, respectively. 14.—
Kevin Hanson,
SI.com,
2 Aug. 2019
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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