as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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Recent Examples of ascension
Ultimately, Paul’s ascension to the imperial throne is not the happily-ever-after ending that, say, Aragorn’s crowning represents in The Lord of the Rings.
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Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
D’Astous averages nearly 19 minutes a night, which makes his quick ascension more remarkable.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Her ascension to the top spot on the lineup marked a first for women in rap.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Daniel Jackson — who has himself died and ascended to a higher plane of existence — returns to the show to console Jack, offering him his own path to ascension.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
D’Astous averages nearly 19 minutes a night, which makes his quick ascension more remarkable.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Her ascension to the top spot on the lineup marked a first for women in rap.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Daniel Jackson — who has himself died and ascended to a higher plane of existence — returns to the show to console Jack, offering him his own path to ascension.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascension
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Friday’s 244km (151 miles) day was the longest Grand Tour stage in five years, featuring 4,467 metres of climbing — no Grand Tour stage over 240km since 2000 had featured more ascent.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The film tracks Lean’s remarkable progress to the peak of the medium – an extremely unlikely ascent for multiple reasons.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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So will a Seoul amateur coach chronicling his climb through Spain's lower divisions, and a Monterrey freestyle rapper who turns match analysis into bars.—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The first major climb of any Grand Tour is usually a cruel dose of reality — where teams, having built around a rider over the previous week, suddenly realise those sacrifices might have been in vain.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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