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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
Though many party members welcome Takaichi’s ascendance as a potential return to the days of Abe, there are concerns that her nationalistic historical views could cause friction with East Asian neighbors China and South Korea.
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Refresh for latest…: Continuing its ascendance, Japanese juggernaut Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has slashed its way to further milestones.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
On November 2, 2025, the Baltimore Museum of Art will open the mid-career survey capturing the power and poignancy of Sherald’s artistry, tracing her ascendance to the most influential figurative painter of our time.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest factors in Charlotte FC’s ascendance, Smith has accumulated three yellow cards over the course of the season.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Refresh for latest…: Continuing its ascendance, Japanese juggernaut Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has slashed its way to further milestones.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
On November 2, 2025, the Baltimore Museum of Art will open the mid-career survey capturing the power and poignancy of Sherald’s artistry, tracing her ascendance to the most influential figurative painter of our time.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest factors in Charlotte FC’s ascendance, Smith has accumulated three yellow cards over the course of the season.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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The United States has increasingly projected itself as a global bully, treating weaker nations as fair game for regime change by force — simply to assert power and dominance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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But despite Derrick Henry’s early dominance on the ground and Jackson’s sensational fourth quarter, another season ended in excruciating fashion.—
Noah Trister,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The rest of the game is pretty much total domination.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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His strong-arming of universities, law firms, and media companies is a response to real problems, but his actions seem aimed more at harming those entities—and expanding his dominion over them—than at crafting enduring fixes.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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But with rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Nov. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In benchmark tests using Random Circuit Sampling (RCS), the same method used by Google to demonstrate quantum supremacy, Helios achieved results that would be practically impossible for any classical supercomputer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fundamentally, sending in our own military to make the arrest on foreign soil without the consent of the other country would still violate international law and the sovereignty of Venezuela.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alongside Abela and the now mononymic Myha’la were Harry Lawtey, David Jonsson and Nabhaan Rizwan (all now names very much in the ascendancy — and in the case of Jonsson, a BAFTA rising star winner).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2026
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Most of the reasons for the right’s ascendancy stem not from factors abroad but from changing realities within Latin America.—
Brian Winter,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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After her historic 70-year reign came to an end in 2022, Queen Elizabeth's son was crowned king.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Browns are Back Gray’s long reign has officially come to an end.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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