as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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Recent Examples of ascension
McCarthy was drafted to become the team’s starting quarterback and there was no reason to delay his ascension.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
High bandwidth memory The Counterpoint report added that SK Hynix’s ascension in the DRAM market had resulted from its dominance in high bandwidth memory or HBM — a type of DRAM used in artificial intelligence servers in which chips are vertically stacked to save space and reduce power consumption.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
ProPublica published a profile of the company on April 11, describing its ascension from running facilities at music festivals into a government contracting juggernaut that, like other vendors, is pursuing billions of dollars in detention contracts planned under Trump.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Between Manning’s ascension in 2024 and his brief stint at Ohio State University, Ewers has faced his fair share of adversity.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
High bandwidth memory The Counterpoint report added that SK Hynix’s ascension in the DRAM market had resulted from its dominance in high bandwidth memory or HBM — a type of DRAM used in artificial intelligence servers in which chips are vertically stacked to save space and reduce power consumption.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
ProPublica published a profile of the company on April 11, describing its ascension from running facilities at music festivals into a government contracting juggernaut that, like other vendors, is pursuing billions of dollars in detention contracts planned under Trump.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Between Manning’s ascension in 2024 and his brief stint at Ohio State University, Ewers has faced his fair share of adversity.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascension
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Longoria's arrival at the major league level coincided with the Rays' ascent from an American League East doormat to a team that regularly participated in the postseason.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Otherwise, our latest global economic ascent marks not the beginning of a new era but the high watermark of an unsustainable model.—
Aref Aziz,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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If the proposal is approved without changes, airport workers and employees of hotels with 60 or more rooms would see their hourly minimum wage climb to $22.50 in July, $25 in 2026, $27.50 in 2027 and $30 in 2028.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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The first mile is a climb, which helps reduce the crowds.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
5 May 2025
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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