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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
So its ascendance rests largely on the importance of data centers as critical infrastructure in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
And with the proliferation of small presses and the ascendance of self publishing as viable, if less expeditious or prestigious strategies for writers, even the indifference of mainstream publishers is not always the final word.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Rob explains Germany’s right-wing populist AfD party’s political ascendence and its goals for security policy.
—February 12, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Rae, whose cultural ascendance also includes an appearance on the latest season of Netflix's Monster, earned a Best New Artist nomination this year thanks to the success of her debut album, Addison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
And with the proliferation of small presses and the ascendance of self publishing as viable, if less expeditious or prestigious strategies for writers, even the indifference of mainstream publishers is not always the final word.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Rob explains Germany’s right-wing populist AfD party’s political ascendence and its goals for security policy.
—February 12, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Rae, whose cultural ascendance also includes an appearance on the latest season of Netflix's Monster, earned a Best New Artist nomination this year thanks to the success of her debut album, Addison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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Yet extreme geographic concentration – particularly China’s dominance of processing, accounting for 70% of refining on average across 19 of 20 strategic minerals – poses systemic risks that were brought into sharp relief by Beijing’s 2025 export controls on rare earths, gallium, and germanium.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Since dark energy rose to domination, however, the opposite is true.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then comes along Hail Project Mary to upend the prevailing theory that the multiplex has become the dominion of sequels, threequels and endless franchise installments.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the institutional and political supremacy of the supreme leader was strengthened.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Four top seeds battling for supremacy, the same four teams from last year.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tehran rejected the list and presented a five-point proposal that included reparations and recognition of its sovereignty over the waterway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Iran rejected the offer and presented its own five-point proposal that included reparations and recognition of its sovereignty over the waterway.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The series begins with her and Jolyon’s wedding, and Francis certainly thinks that her six-episode season will be about ensuring her family’s ascendency into aristocratic society by finding a suitable match for her daughter June (Justine Emma Moore).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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Made from a single plot of Merlot in the estate vineyards of Château Branas Grand Poujeaux, Marpaout’s ascendancy is no accident.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the wine room, a similar level of decadent drama reigns.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Western Michigan ended the Pios' reign last year at the Frozen Four, and now DU has paid the Broncos back as well.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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