variants
also ascendence
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design
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Recent Examples of ascendance
But its ascendance no longer seems inevitable.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
For the time being, the Coordination Framework, the alliance behind al-Sudani’s initial ascendance, seems poised to retain unity among Shia blocs.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
And that is to reset the balance of global security, and undo the ascendance of the US to its decades-long hegemony.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump’s unprecedented ascendence was the result of innumerable factors—among them changes in the media, the economy, and American culture—that had little to do with the arguments being made by conservative intellectuals, who were as surprised by Trump as everyone else.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
For the time being, the Coordination Framework, the alliance behind al-Sudani’s initial ascendance, seems poised to retain unity among Shia blocs.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
And that is to reset the balance of global security, and undo the ascendance of the US to its decades-long hegemony.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump’s unprecedented ascendence was the result of innumerable factors—among them changes in the media, the economy, and American culture—that had little to do with the arguments being made by conservative intellectuals, who were as surprised by Trump as everyone else.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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Her impressive athleticism and recent dominance on the international circuit had her entering Milan riding a high.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Dangote Refinery’s increasing dominance of the local supply of refined petrol is expanding its role in determining the market price.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The suggestion that Elliott is simply not cut out for the Premier League following an aggressive shift towards physicality and set-piece domination is lazy, but there’s no hiding that Villa was simply not the right fit.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Still, Saturday’s domination was shocking.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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But the economy of the British empire as a whole—Britain plus Ireland plus Canada plus Australia plus New Zealand plus South Africa plus India plus the other British dominions and overseas colonies—that entity remained the world’s largest economic unit until during the First World War.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe broadcast news to parts of Eastern Europe that were under Communist dominion.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Generally, the federal government does not need to respect local zoning regulations that conflict with federal mandates often referred to as the supremacy clause.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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This beer company had a 10-year lock on Super Bowl commercial supremacy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The current deal framework would cede sovereignty but lease the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, ban other nations from utilizing nearby islands without British consent, and open the door to negotiations prolonging the arrangement in 40-year intervals.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Syria’s sovereignty had been partly mortgaged to Russia and Iran, which were squeezing Damascus for money to repay their investment in the conflict.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lauren’s ascendancy is the biggest shift in a top 10 that features some other notable changes.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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This spring, Netflix has Japanese rights to all 47 games of the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo, which should be massive in that country, given the international ascendancy of stars such as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, both key cogs in the Los Angeles Dodgers two-time World Series winners.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Duke of Edinburgh and new Queen Elizabeth II were greeted off the plane by Churchill and other officials at the airport before being whisked off to Clarence House, where the Royal Standard flag was flown for the first time in her reign.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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And not only hatred and violence given free reign; the railroad through Concord built on the backs of immigrants, the old growth trees leveled, the industrial revolution well under way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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