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also ascendence
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design
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Recent Examples of ascendance
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s ascendance into top MAGA circles have prompted a flurry of gossip and entertainment stories about his stylish daughters.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Martin’s ascendance comes less than two weeks after Trump’s inauguration and as Democrats struggle to confront the sheer volume of executive orders, pardons, personnel changes and controversial relationships taking shape in the new administration.
—Steve Peoples, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2025
Moo Deng’s ascendance turned a spotlight on pygmy hippos in general.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
McInnes has long claimed the Proud Boys was never meant to be a political organization, but as Donald Trump began his political ascendance, the group became popular among conservative young and middle-aged men across the country.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Martin’s ascendance comes less than two weeks after Trump’s inauguration and as Democrats struggle to confront the sheer volume of executive orders, pardons, personnel changes and controversial relationships taking shape in the new administration.
—Steve Peoples, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2025
Moo Deng’s ascendance turned a spotlight on pygmy hippos in general.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
McInnes has long claimed the Proud Boys was never meant to be a political organization, but as Donald Trump began his political ascendance, the group became popular among conservative young and middle-aged men across the country.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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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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The president seems bent on taking America back to that pre-World War I era of peace, prosperity, national pride, and the American ascendancy.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Prediction 2: As-A-Service Models Will Dominate The subscription economy continues its ascendancy, reshaping how businesses procure and utilize technology.—
Jonathan Nikols,
Forbes,
13 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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Strasser subverts a familiar narrative among historians of science: that natural history met its demise in the late nineteenth century thanks to the rise of experimentalism and the subsequent hegemony of molecular biology.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
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And if Tehran tries to rebuild, then Israel and the U.S. will have to go back in, until a new regime arises in Tehran that focuses on the welfare of its people instead of domestic, regional and global terror and hegemony.—
Michael Makovsky and John Hannah,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Retrograde predominance of small saturnian moons reiterates a recent retrograde collisional disruption Carnegie Science.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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Like most industries in the North American business ecosystem, the legal cannabis industry is a stronghold of male predominance.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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