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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
Advertisement Advertisement The ascendance of Carney as a climate prime minister who didn’t talk about climate is all the more striking when considered alongside last year’s election in Mexico of Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who also avoided talking about the issue in her campaign.
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Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The ascendance of performative politics represents perhaps the starkest example of the folly described in Kerr's framework.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alawites have become a community besieged, set to be excluded — if not persecuted — by the Sunni political class now in ascendance.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The ascendance of performative politics represents perhaps the starkest example of the folly described in Kerr's framework.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alawites have become a community besieged, set to be excluded — if not persecuted — by the Sunni political class now in ascendance.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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Regarding $100 Million All-Star, MVP This year, it's been more of the same dominance for Skenes, as he's made eight starts, sporting a 2.77 ERA with 47 strikeouts across 48.2 innings pitched.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Jada assured that all Los Angeles artists get spins in their hometown, however, Fat Joe had more to say about the Grammy-winner’s dominance.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
9 May 2025
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All of that has culminated in domination at Quail Hollow.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The group’s No. 1 run began in July 2019, when Del Barrio Hasta Aquí debuted at the summit, becoming its longest-leading set to date, with an 18-week domination.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
12 May 2025
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Suddenly, Madrid were in the ascendancy and Barcelona looked flustered.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Clay and the Beatles got along well, joking, mugging, reveling in the joy of their irreverent ascendancy.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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And while the watch world has had a Formula 1 obsession as of late—as brands compete for supremacy in the sport—this watch actually flew under the radar for a time, with Leclerc wearing it all the way back at the Bahrain GP a month ago without anyone really noticing.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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Global Competition Is Fiercer Than Ever While the U.S. once held an undisputed lead in R&D, nations such as China, Germany and Japan are rapidly closing the gap, vying for supremacy in fields like artificial intelligence, quantum science and sustainable energy technologies.—
Justin Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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European, Asian and Latin American allies of the United States are already in talks to create trade lines less subject to the volatility of American hegemony.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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This would mark another step away from American hegemony and toward a world with various spheres of influence.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Donald Trump has proposed instead for the United States to use its economic and military predominance as tools of naked coercion, dispensing entirely with the niceties of international agreements and even domestic constitutional constraint.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Another key element is the predominance of social media as a major channel of communication in today’s society.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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