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Recent Examples of transcendency
This was not the Times’ first flirtation with chocolate chip cookie transcendency.
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Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendency
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But there were also moments of transcendence mixed in with the gore—the beauty and creativity of martial arts, the thrill of the contest, the inquiry into human limits and potential.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Yet, Pierson points out, the ascendancy of brisket in Jewish kitchens can be attributed to the kosher laws and our love of tradition and economics.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek is looking back at the handful of times a vice president has stepped in to serve as president and outlines the process of ascendancy.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Despite his predominance in the comedy sector, the Emmys presented a high-stakes challenge for an entertainer in the midst of a big push to escape that box.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cristóbal Balenciaga’s mastery of shape and structure — his ability to sculpt fabric into modern architecture — has always resonated with me.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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That balancing act wouldn’t be possible without the mastery of Cooke and Wright (who also directed the first three episodes), whose tension forms the basis of every relationship and plot point in the six-episode series.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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English has became the de facto language of governance, law, and commerce through usage and cultural dominance, not through a mandate.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meta has previously butted heads with Apple over policies related to the iPhone maker’s App Store, and Zuckerberg has previously criticized the iPhone maker’s App Store dominance.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed a desire to secure American supremacy in space.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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But if only a few nations achieve a measure of global AI supremacy, that could have far-reaching impacts on competitiveness, economic and financial power concentration, control over key technologies for modern life, and outsized social and cultural influence.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Timothy Olyphant, again, sells the superiority well.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Transcendency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendency. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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