ascended

past tense of ascend

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ascended Thousands of people have ascended the mountain from the southeast ridge in Nepal, but only five had ever reached its summit from the North Face. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Tight end Dalton Kincaid, edge Greg Rousseau, and second-year defensive tackle Deon Wallers have each ascended to status among the best at their positions. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 And yet, three games into the 2026 season, Smith-Njigba has ascended to another level. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Swift ascended the stage in her dazzling Tamara Ralph fall/winter 2026 couture gown to give her remarks and express gratitude for the trailblazer who came before her. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026 After the rescue team had constructed the highline ropes with the Norwegian reeve, Pasek ascended it with Rachelle. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 To many who ascended to the rostrum this past week, that simply is not happening. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Hartman, 20, ascended from a relative unknown to a consensus top-30 prospect in the sport over the past six months. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascended
Verb
  • View hours rose only about 2% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, even as content spending climbed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Freeport-McMoRan — The miner's stock gained 3% as gold prices climbed.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the benefit boost won’t go that far when the price of gas, beef, healthcare and other needs have soared, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security policy analyst, told CNN.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • French government borrowing costs have soared to their highest level in nearly a quarter of a century as jittery bond markets have responded to the country's failure to impose fiscal consolidation.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Ascended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascended. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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