in the ascendant
idiom
formal
: becoming more powerful : gaining more power
The President's party is no longer in the ascendant.
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Like Burton in ’64, the 40-year-old’s star is in the ascendant.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
Spain had long been the dominant empire in Latin America, but Great Britain, which already possessed colonies along the American Eastern Seaboard, was now in the ascendant—and determined to break its rival’s hold.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Singh is the face of 46 brands in India and his equity is in the ascendant, according to the 2022 Celebrity Brand Valuation Report by Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2022
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
Spain had long been the dominant empire in Latin America, but Great Britain, which already possessed colonies along the American Eastern Seaboard, was now in the ascendant—and determined to break its rival’s hold.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Singh is the face of 46 brands in India and his equity is in the ascendant, according to the 2022 Celebrity Brand Valuation Report by Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2022
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“In the ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20ascendant. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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