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also ascendency
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
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Recent Examples of ascendancy
Generational shift caused by the passing of the Silent Generation and the ascendancy of the more culturally permissive baby boomers?
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
The president seems bent on taking America back to that pre-World War I era of peace, prosperity, national pride, and the American ascendancy.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Prediction 2: As-A-Service Models Will Dominate The subscription economy continues its ascendancy, reshaping how businesses procure and utilize technology.
—Jonathan Nikols, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Since Pope Francis’s ascendancy, the Catholic Church’s attitude toward gay and trans people has become slightly less harsh and slightly more confusing.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
The president seems bent on taking America back to that pre-World War I era of peace, prosperity, national pride, and the American ascendancy.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Prediction 2: As-A-Service Models Will Dominate The subscription economy continues its ascendancy, reshaping how businesses procure and utilize technology.
—Jonathan Nikols, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Since Pope Francis’s ascendancy, the Catholic Church’s attitude toward gay and trans people has become slightly less harsh and slightly more confusing.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
Noun
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Williams flashes dominance as a run defender and upside as a pass rusher, while Ratledge is going to start 10 years in the league.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the following months, Modi’s government introduced a series of extraordinary initiatives meant to solidify Hindu dominance.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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By the early 2000s, Tiger Woods domination transformed the economics of the sport.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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That period of domination in the ’70s and ’80s was still so fresh in everyone’s mind.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The story of Kaabu's royalty and reign has been told for generations through the songs of griots.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2025
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Wojtyła took the regnal name after his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, who passed away only a month into his reign as the sovereign of Vatican City.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the battle for NHL supremacy in Florida, the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning continue their best-of-seven first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday in Game 5.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Many of the world’s biggest rap stars no longer value lyrical supremacy, and the artists who covet their pen can’t capture the world’s attention like Drake and Lamar’s beef did.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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