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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
These advantages validate a narrative, already accepted by many Asian political elites, of China’s ascendance and the United States’ relative decline.
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Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2021
Both parties have always been vulnerable to nominating or electing the occasional crank, but Donald Trump’s ascendance meant that a crank led the party, and the best way to join with him is to imitate him.
—David French, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Both bands were in ascendance and had built up a following over the previous couple of years.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Sep. 2024
Right-wing diehards amplified him with glee, as proof of the ascendance of their movement, while liberals and the media amplified him as a distressing example of the proliferation of online brain worms in a certain slice of Silicon Valley.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2021
Both parties have always been vulnerable to nominating or electing the occasional crank, but Donald Trump’s ascendance meant that a crank led the party, and the best way to join with him is to imitate him.
—David French, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Both bands were in ascendance and had built up a following over the previous couple of years.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Sep. 2024
Right-wing diehards amplified him with glee, as proof of the ascendance of their movement, while liberals and the media amplified him as a distressing example of the proliferation of online brain worms in a certain slice of Silicon Valley.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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The dominance of automobiles and the infrastructure that supports them over many decades only seems inevitable in hindsight.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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According to both Ives and Musk, that’s likely positive for Tesla, given its dominance in the market.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, and More Celebrities with Unique Names for Their Famous Dogs Max's domination of naming charts started before 2022.Kelli Bender, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Even though the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals were formidable opponents, the Dodgers employ a multi-faceted approach to domination unlike anything the Yankees have experienced this postseason.Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Armed with praise from the Gay Godfather of Punk, with a small budget and large ambition for their ascendancy, the first All-Male, Alt-Gay, Downtown Fiction Roadshow began.Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sinner asserted his increasing ascendancy over the Serb, winning 7-6, 6-3 after coming out on top in a fierce battle in the opening set.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Related Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy Apple’s ‘Project ACDC’ is creating AI chips for data centers.Umar Shakir, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the fight for smartphone supremacy, AI is becoming the new battleground.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The country must learn to stand on its own, Hayek said, and the end of Iranian hegemony could provide an opportunity.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tehran, like Moscow, seeks to foment unrest among Americans, with the larger aim of undermining American global hegemony.David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Could environmental conditions and fossil preservation biases explain the predominance of these traits in early selachian species?Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The increasing predominance of streaming content over theatrical releasing continues apace with Brothers, a Legendary Entertainmentproduction that distributor Amazon MGM Studios dropped into a handful of theaters for a week without critics’ screenings, ahead of its Oct. 17 debut on Prime.Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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