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
Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Rudolph quickly ascended through the ranks.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The stretch of road, from about 39th to 65th Street, runs north of the building rooftop from which the helicopter had ascended, through East Sacramento and past Sacramento State into the foothills.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Rudolph quickly ascended through the ranks.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The stretch of road, from about 39th to 65th Street, runs north of the building rooftop from which the helicopter had ascended, through East Sacramento and past Sacramento State into the foothills.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascend
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In one instance, Holmes alleged, Lorch goaded Holmes into a storage room and told him to climb a ladder to a lofted space to retrieve some uniforms.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The debut of gym-style competition climbing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics further expanded the sport’s visibility, bringing powerhouse women climbers like Janja Garnbret and Brooke Raboutou to the global stage.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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Today, Long Island remains a blend of suburban life, coastal culture, and historic estates while also facing challenges of rising seas and housing affordability.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ready to catch a glimpse of the commercial spaceflight company's Falcon 9 rocket soaring over Arizona after launching from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California?—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose more than 50%, driven by soaring car prices and rising interest rates, a new study shows.—
Miguel Ambriz,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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