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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
There’s no denying UCF’s ascendance has left the Knights without a natural rival and feeling somewhat adrift in the Big 12.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In northern Mexico, this bias, combined with a climate that was better suited to growing wheat than corn, resulted in the ascendance of the flour tortilla.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
His business outlasted the pandemic, the global financial recession, the ascendance of e-commerce and other economic turning points.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
And while the Cubs can point to the ascendance of Pete Crow-Armstrong and surprise impact from Carson Kelly as big reasons why, their best player has been Kyle Tucker.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In northern Mexico, this bias, combined with a climate that was better suited to growing wheat than corn, resulted in the ascendance of the flour tortilla.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
His business outlasted the pandemic, the global financial recession, the ascendance of e-commerce and other economic turning points.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
And while the Cubs can point to the ascendance of Pete Crow-Armstrong and surprise impact from Carson Kelly as big reasons why, their best player has been Kyle Tucker.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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Known for his dominance on both ends of the floor, Diarra was named the Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in his BAL career.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Those two teams have won nine of the past 12 Grand Tour titles, and their spending matches their dominance.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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Evangelical politics rest on the same punitive, exclusionary foundation—a politics of division and domination, fixated on the end of the world rather than the flourishing of the Earth.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Which athletes And Nations Will Be The Biggest Draws Of The 2025 World Aquatics Championships? Diving China is predicted to maintain its long domination in diving at Singapore.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Hard to bet against Tesla Tesla is the current EV market leader and despite a huge increase in competition and lower expectations for the overall market, is expected to retain its ascendancy, said MCQ’s Hopkins.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The ascendancy of Bloodlines means the fall of the previous box office champ, Marvel's Thunderbolts*, also known as The New Avengers, which took the top spot at last weekend's box office and upon its premiere the weekend before.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Chinese artificial intelligence companies are gaining ground globally, challenging U.S. supremacy and intensifying a potential AI arms race.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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The third annual South Florida Wing Bash will feature more than 20 chefs vying for supremacy for a panel of judges, as well as for the coveted People’s Choice Award.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Washington needs to help defend Ukraine or risk global embarrassment – the demise of its military hegemony.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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That reversed decades of Democratic political hegemony in the county, where 94% of residents identify as Latino or Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.—
Alfredo Corchado,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Some, such as the political scientist G. John Ikenberry, optimistically forecast that this order can survive for many decades into the future, notwithstanding China’s rise and the eventual end of U.S. predominance.—
Christopher Layne,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Oct. 2020
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The droid suggests the predominance of Disney’s commercial priorities over Gilroy’s yearning for adult drama.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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