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
Its ascending branches leave lots of headroom beneath.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Plastics are numbered No. 1 through Nov. 7, with digits ascending according to recycling difficulty, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Plastics are numbered No. 1 through Nov. 7, with digits ascending according to recycling difficulty, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascend
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Then the band climbed into the hot dog, briefly reclaimed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and soared around the arena.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Apple, which relies on a supply chain based largely in China, saw shares climb 2.2%.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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These luxe hydrogel eye masks, infused with antioxidant-rich colloidal gold and soothing rose damask extract, brighten and boost radiance in the delicate under-eye area.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 12%, marking that index’s biggest one-day gain since 2001.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Stocks soared on the news, closing up 9.5% by the end of trading.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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