as in climbed
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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Recent Examples of ascended
With star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb sidelined with a high-ankle sprain for the last three games, Dallas Cowboys newcomer George Pickens has ascended to the top of the team's leaderboard in receiving.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Rudolph quickly ascended through the ranks.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The stretch of road, from about 39th to 65th Street, runs north of the building rooftop from which the helicopter had ascended, through East Sacramento and past Sacramento State into the foothills.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Through the first four weeks of Florida’s 2025 season, freshman receiver catcher Vernell Brown III had ascended into a starring role.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Over the years, some climbers have ascended Mount Everest in September and October, but this time of year presents meteorological challenges.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
That group still reports to Hron, who ascended to the CTO role in July 2024.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Rudolph quickly ascended through the ranks.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The stretch of road, from about 39th to 65th Street, runs north of the building rooftop from which the helicopter had ascended, through East Sacramento and past Sacramento State into the foothills.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Through the first four weeks of Florida’s 2025 season, freshman receiver catcher Vernell Brown III had ascended into a starring role.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Over the years, some climbers have ascended Mount Everest in September and October, but this time of year presents meteorological challenges.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
That group still reports to Hron, who ascended to the CTO role in July 2024.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascended
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Sales of non-strategic cards and collectible stickers climbed by $565 million, or 156%, to $925 million in the same period, Circana said.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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In hot spots like Mission Bay, near OpenAI’s headquarters, rents climbed 13% recently.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Odinga first rose to prominence as a political activist fighting against the one-party rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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At Target, for instance, the category’s sales have soared nearly 70% year-to-date and are expected to top $1 billion in annual revenue.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prices of vegetables, oil, and flour have soared since the war began.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ascended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascended. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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