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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Storyline The Suns surprisingly ascended the standings to seventh place in coach Jordan Ott’s first year in the wake of trading aging superstar Kevin Durant to Houston and buying out the contract of former All-Star Bradley Beal.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The ten happiest countries in the world in 2025, listed by ascending rank order, were Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Ireland, Côte d’Ivoire, Macau, Japan, Qatar, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
—Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
As surface waters ascend into the low 60s, fish begin setting up nest sites on hard bottom substrate, typically close to visible cover in depths of about 3 feet or down to 10 feet in extra clear water (however, crappies can also move to nests as temps climb into the low 70s).
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The ten happiest countries in the world in 2025, listed by ascending rank order, were Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Ireland, Côte d’Ivoire, Macau, Japan, Qatar, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
—Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
As surface waters ascend into the low 60s, fish begin setting up nest sites on hard bottom substrate, typically close to visible cover in depths of about 3 feet or down to 10 feet in extra clear water (however, crappies can also move to nests as temps climb into the low 70s).
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Employee engagement has climbed to the 90th percentile.—
Vicente Reynal,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other important ceremonial garments are also on display, including the Queen’s wedding dress, from 1947, another Hartnell creation that incorporated not just the white rose of the House of York but also featured orange blossoms, a symbol of fertility.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Areas near the river from just east of O’Hare International Airport north to the Wisconsin border were under a flood warning due to the river’s rising levels, according to the National Weather Service.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The company sent two Falcon 9 rockets soaring, first from Florida before sunrise on Tuesday (April 14), and then from California after sunset the same day (by local time zone).—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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As the golfer secured his win, his wearable device revealed a heart rate of 117 beats per minute on his first putt, soaring to 150 during the post-win celebration, according to data released from his fitness wearable on Monday.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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