as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz
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Recent Examples of transcendence
Welsh producer and singer Kelly Lee Owens, backed by co-producers George Daniel and Oli Bayston, gently nudges listeners toward transcendence.
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Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
And yet, even when the Beatles retreated to an ashram in the late ’60s seeking transcendence, most Americans still saw yoga as something for hippies and Eastern mystics.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Those rare stadium shows that achieve transcendence do it through the crowd.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2024
What had been a band already approaching greatness almost immediately became a band that regularly achieved creative transcendence.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
And yet, even when the Beatles retreated to an ashram in the late ’60s seeking transcendence, most Americans still saw yoga as something for hippies and Eastern mystics.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Those rare stadium shows that achieve transcendence do it through the crowd.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2024
What had been a band already approaching greatness almost immediately became a band that regularly achieved creative transcendence.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendence
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The technological barriers that were supposed to protect America’s AI dominance, from advanced chips to massive data centers, are more mirage than fortress.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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There were other forecasters who even saw Eilish getting both, given her prior recent Grammy dominance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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That sense of superiority, while warranted, has been a problem for Tomás and his family in the past.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Armstrong even noted bitcoin’s superiority over gold regarding divisibility and portability.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The prestigious distinction comes right as Restaurant Constance is celebrating its second anniversary, and Your Farms Your Table’s work is expanding to serve others in ways that feed his passions, as well as people in need.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Streaming may have collapsed the distinction between TV and film, but each is a distinctive form.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.—
David Jeans,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
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In an Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament semifinal doubleheader, the Arlington and Belmont boys hockey teams each pulled out thrillers to meet in the Doherty division’s final next Sunday at Tsongas Center (1 p.m.) for a battle of public-school supremacy.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Even without a significant online presence, A&M’s reputation as the oldest comic book shop in Florida has gotten the attention of high-profile collectors like Star Wars creator and billionaire George Lucas.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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But Simpson's reputation as one of the greatest running backs of all time was overshadowed by a double-murder trial.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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And countries in the Middle East, in their efforts to deter U.S. primacy, now look to statistChina as a model to partner with and potentially emulate.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Gray claims that his results confirm the primacy of harm.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Transcendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendence. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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