ascendancy

noun

ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē How to pronounce ascendancy (audio)
variants also ascendency
Definition of ascendancynext
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 But Vance's ascendancy to the White House, plus the growing popularity of Vivek Ramaswamy among the GOP, forced DeWine to play political chess and set his former lieutenant governor on a new course. — Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Cable is in its ascendancy, but network television is still king. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2026 Besides, even more so than during the AOL years, international communication can now be mediated by technology, translated instantaneously via app, and aided by the ascendancy of English as a de facto lingua franca. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Now with Paulette elegant by his side, Henri’s social ascendancy begins in earnest. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascendancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
  1. dominance
  2. domination
  3. dominion
  4. supremacy
  5. sovereignty
  6. reign
Noun
  • Most people picture rocket launches and astronaut missions, where SpaceX's dominance speaks for itself.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Several cities, like Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur, tried to position themselves as up-and-coming tech hubs, potentially challenging San Francisco’s longtime dominance in tech.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of dominance
Noun
  • However, when the monsters become bent on world domination, the Minions must band together to defeat the creations gone awry.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Being top dog on the local council, however, is not the same as world domination.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of domination
Noun
  • Historical roots As Roberts’ majority opinion demonstrates, the definition of citizenship that Americans inherited from Britain and the common law included everyone born in a place where the king’s dominion extended.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • Lawmakers continually warn China’s efforts are threatening to eclipse the United States’ technological supremacy in space.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Long story short, the new Free tent jumps right into the same minimal weight lane as other those other new ultralight freestanding tents, ready to battle it out for backcountry supremacy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • Stubb highlighted that Ukraine had managed to preserve its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity despite more than four years of full-scale invasion by Moscow.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • After some revisions, the Continental Congress on July 2 voted to accept the declaration of our national sovereignty.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of sovereignty
Noun
  • Back to the start This home was built around 1775, during the reign of Louis XVI, when Paris was reinventing itself.
    — Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
  • Notable too is the debut of a display themed around eighteenth-century British art, which conjures the hang that occupied the gallery during the reign of Queen Victoria in the mid-nineteenth century.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026
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