as in rises
to move or extend upward
the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees
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Recent Examples of ascends
Her commentary ascends into a full monologue, pulling focus from her perch in the background and eventually outright talking over Harrelson.
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Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The stone barn still ascends over Grange Avenue, a monument to the lime kilns that helped build Milwaukee’s homes, churches and factories.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The family is expected to remain there and not move to Buckingham Palace when William ascends to the throne.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
In Jewish mysticism, sleep is described as a time when the soul ascends to connect with higher realms.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The compilation Papercuts, which arrived only a few months before From Zero, lifts on two rankings, while Meteora ascends on only the rock tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the rear of the aircraft, a staircase ascends into the tail end of the plane.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
The song ascends with the Greatest Gainer honors awarded weekly to the title with the biggest gain in audience impressions among the 50 songs on the tally.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The stone barn still ascends over Grange Avenue, a monument to the lime kilns that helped build Milwaukee’s homes, churches and factories.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The family is expected to remain there and not move to Buckingham Palace when William ascends to the throne.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
In Jewish mysticism, sleep is described as a time when the soul ascends to connect with higher realms.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The compilation Papercuts, which arrived only a few months before From Zero, lifts on two rankings, while Meteora ascends on only the rock tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the rear of the aircraft, a staircase ascends into the tail end of the plane.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
The song ascends with the Greatest Gainer honors awarded weekly to the title with the biggest gain in audience impressions among the 50 songs on the tally.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascends
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Where To Find Saturn In The Night Sky During its opposition, Saturn rises in the east at sunset, stays in the southern sky all night and sets in the west at sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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And innovation rises with necessity and proximity; when there is a financial incentive to produce locally, the incentives to invest in R&D shift accordingly.—
Christian Birky,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Billboard 200, the compilation climbs on the Top Country Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The event is kid-friendly, too, with a train ride, swings, rope climbs, and opportunities to feed the animals.—
Melissa Malamut,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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JPMorgan’s trading desk says that, when the Fed lowers its benchmark lending rate while the S & P 500 is within 1% of its all-time high, the index soars on average by nearly 15% over the next year.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yas Island is home to three theme parks which are all largely indoors to shield visitors from the intense heat which soars above 105 degrees in the summer.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ascends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascends. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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