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Recent Examples of transcendency
This was not the Times’ first flirtation with chocolate chip cookie transcendency.
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Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendency
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Robyn became a single mother in her early forties, and I was moved by the way our conversations situated motherhood as an extension of a lifelong artistic and personal project—the project of seeking intensity and communion and transcendence, exploring the outer reaches of love.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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The two become a secret couple, and in a funny way this movie about the transcendence of the maternal bond turns on Ledger’s evolving emotions — his realization that Kenna is a good woman, and that blaming her for Scotty’s death was shortsighted and too vengeful.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The series begins with her and Jolyon’s wedding, and Francis certainly thinks that her six-episode season will be about ensuring her family’s ascendency into aristocratic society by finding a suitable match for her daughter June (Justine Emma Moore).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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Made from a single plot of Merlot in the estate vineyards of Château Branas Grand Poujeaux, Marpaout’s ascendancy is no accident.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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Bogle links the predominance of servants on-screen in the 1930s to the Great Depression.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Local bookstores were, at the time, folding en masse, and people were mad about the growing predominance of chain retail.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each piece of wood, in varying shades and shapes, was plopped down one by one to bring the piece to life, resulting in an almost hypnotic design that shows off true marquetry mastery.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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If worthiness is defined only by mastery of texts, then the exams are sufficient.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yet extreme geographic concentration – particularly China’s dominance of processing, accounting for 70% of refining on average across 19 of 20 strategic minerals – poses systemic risks that were brought into sharp relief by Beijing’s 2025 export controls on rare earths, gallium, and germanium.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the institutional and political supremacy of the supreme leader was strengthened.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Four top seeds battling for supremacy, the same four teams from last year.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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For years, the Red Bull driver was the benchmark – often cruising through races with rivals unable to challenge his superiority.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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America has gone to war many times with the hubris of superiority.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Transcendency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendency. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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