as in to climb
to move or extend upward
the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees
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Recent Examples of ascend
In the course of the transition, Starring would find his niche as a kick returner as the Patriots ascended the American Football Conference ranks.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Going through heartache, but also seeing each other succeed and ascend in this league.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Dohnányi began to ascend through the ranks of the German opera world, moving from Lübeck and Kassel to Frankfurt and Hamburg.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Matt McCusker has ascended to another level.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Going through heartache, but also seeing each other succeed and ascend in this league.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Dohnányi began to ascend through the ranks of the German opera world, moving from Lübeck and Kassel to Frankfurt and Hamburg.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Matt McCusker has ascended to another level.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascend
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Here, fans sit above the pit straight and start-finish line, roughly level with Turn 1 as the track climbs steeply up toward them.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the three-way race that followed, Cuomo’s support climbed to 33 percent, indicating that many of Adams’ former voters migrated to him—while Mamdani’s overall numbers held steady.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Outbreaks surged in late 2024 and early 2025, affecting hundreds of commercial flocks and millions of birds, and leading to severe egg shortages and soaring prices.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Students embraced the joke, and before long, every game began with hundreds of tortillas soaring into the night sky as the whistle blew for kickoff.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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