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also ascendency
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
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Recent Examples of ascendancy
The next three attempts saw the ball lost near the City goal, and Leeds were the team in the ascendancy overall.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Mamdani’s deft touch in navigating this reality has been invaluable to his ascendancy, as have his in-house filmmakers and strategists, who are themselves now objects of media attention.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Vinegar valentines emerged as a sour offshoot of the cultural ascendancy of Valentine’s Day itself.
—Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Obama’s ascendancy that night also represented a 21st-century high point for the Democratic Party.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Mamdani’s deft touch in navigating this reality has been invaluable to his ascendancy, as have his in-house filmmakers and strategists, who are themselves now objects of media attention.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Vinegar valentines emerged as a sour offshoot of the cultural ascendancy of Valentine’s Day itself.
—Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Obama’s ascendancy that night also represented a 21st-century high point for the Democratic Party.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
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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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Since dark energy rose to domination, however, the opposite is true.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then comes along Hail Project Mary to upend the prevailing theory that the multiplex has become the dominion of sequels, threequels and endless franchise installments.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 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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The United States has experience in encouraging economic transitions through regulatory modernization and private-sector development frameworks, and that expertise can be shared in ways that respect national sovereignty.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the wine room, a similar level of decadent drama reigns.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Western Michigan ended the Pios' reign last year at the Frozen Four, and now DU has paid the Broncos back as well.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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