variants
also ascendencies
as in dominances
controlling power or influence over others
a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
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reigns
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In January, O'Connor took the reigns with planning the Magic Mike star's 48th birthday — a dinner with his friends and family at the famous Lebanese-Armenian restaurant Carousel in Los Angeles.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
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17 Oct. 2025 -
Leo chose his name in reference to the last Pope Leo XIII, who led the church from 1878 to 1903, one of the longest papal reigns, and is known for marshaling the church into the modern world.—
Connor Greene,
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15 Oct. 2025
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“Ascendancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancies. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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