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
And yet, as tensions remain between fashion and sustainability, certain luxury brands are ascending to the top and cementing their status as the industry’s biggest environmental champions.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas Jayhawks, Louisville Cardinals, Arizona Wildcats and Illinois Fighting Illini are all talented preseason top-25 teams who could ascend up the odds quickly with strong starts.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Take part in the grand strategy, spanning from the onset of the Hundred Years' War to 1837, the year Queen Victoria ascended to the throne, and use diplomacy, military conquest, or trade to achieve the best outcome for your nation.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Take the elevator to the seventh floor to the restaurant, then ascend a staircase to the floor above.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas Jayhawks, Louisville Cardinals, Arizona Wildcats and Illinois Fighting Illini are all talented preseason top-25 teams who could ascend up the odds quickly with strong starts.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Take part in the grand strategy, spanning from the onset of the Hundred Years' War to 1837, the year Queen Victoria ascended to the throne, and use diplomacy, military conquest, or trade to achieve the best outcome for your nation.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Take the elevator to the seventh floor to the restaurant, then ascend a staircase to the floor above.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascend
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Internationally, major hubs like Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto Pearson and Tokyo Haneda saw cancellation numbers climb into the double digits.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Layoffs in October soared A new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that layoffs in October were up 175% from a year prior and 183% from September.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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