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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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Scottie Scheffler's dominance at Royal Portrush continued on Saturday as the World No. 1 carded a bogey-free 67 to stretch his lead to four shots heading into the final round of the 153rd Open Championship.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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The President has already issued six Executive Orders to modernize defense acquisition, realize American drone dominance and rapidly increase shipbuilding capacity.—
Michael Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s domination on the championship tour gave the PGA a shot of pure rock & roll energy right up its tight, white ass.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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It was held together not by the domination of a single group, but rather by its asymmetries.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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With rising levels of unemployment among young graduates causing increasing alarm, there are fears that the former scenario is in the ascendancy.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Mamdani’s ascendancy also comes at an unusual moment for News Corp.’s New York paper, which now occupies a unique place in the American media landscape.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 June 2025
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Race to World First draws millions of global viewers eager to watch elite teams battle for supremacy in World of Warcraft, one of the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) games.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Close Race The Phils, who have been battling the New York Mets for supremacy in the National League East, finished the weekend at 56-43, giving them a lead of just one-half game in the division.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
21 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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In Minnesota, despite predominance of corn and soybeans, oats and barley remain viable and are competing crops using near-identical inputs.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
20 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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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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