Examples of ascension in a Sentence
The play tells of his ascension to the presidency.
the ascension of women in society
Recent Examples on the Web
Together, the wildly popular K-pop group, have come of age during a rapid ascension in the music industry.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Her ascension to the top job comes as the company is pushing for better gender representation at public companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
And Johnson's ascension came after three previous candidates failed to gain the necessary support.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
All told, the concert attested to Bartók’s ascension, four years after his death, to the classical pantheon.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
With Donald Trump’s ascension to a third presidential nomination all but assured, political analysts are scouring the results of the early GOP primary contests for clues that might reveal the contours of a Trump-Biden rematch.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
What's more, upon King William's ascension to the throne, his wife, Princess Kate, would become queen.
—USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
It’s taken a brutal price war with Elon Musk and an ascension to the top of the Chinese car pyramid to change that.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 Jan. 2024
Carey has made the song’s enduring seasonal appeal into a yearly event, teasing its ascension to the tops of the charts and holiday playlists around the world.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Her ascension to the top job comes as the company is pushing for better gender representation at public companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
And Johnson's ascension came after three previous candidates failed to gain the necessary support.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
All told, the concert attested to Bartók’s ascension, four years after his death, to the classical pantheon.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
With Donald Trump’s ascension to a third presidential nomination all but assured, political analysts are scouring the results of the early GOP primary contests for clues that might reveal the contours of a Trump-Biden rematch.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
What's more, upon King William's ascension to the throne, his wife, Princess Kate, would become queen.
—USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
It’s taken a brutal price war with Elon Musk and an ascension to the top of the Chinese car pyramid to change that.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 Jan. 2024
Carey has made the song’s enduring seasonal appeal into a yearly event, teasing its ascension to the tops of the charts and holiday playlists around the world.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascension. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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ascension
noun
as·cen·sion
ə-ˈsen-chən 
: the act or process of ascending
Geographical Definition
Ascension
geographical name
As·cen·sion
ə-ˈsen(t)-shən
isolated island in the South Atlantic belonging to the British colony of Saint Helena area 34 square miles (88 square kilometers), population 1400
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