as in rises
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 ascends
According to the sources, the amount of cartel wealth controlled by the siblings outside Venezuela ascends to several billion dollars.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Contractors plan to preserve a winding marble staircase that ascends to the building’s rooftop, and maintain the historic facade.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Alec ascends and evolves through the greatest love of all, which is found within himself.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Tate McRae’s So Close To What rises 8-5 (40,000), SZA’s SOS steps 7-6 (40,000), Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls 5-7 (38,000), and Wallen’s One Thing at a Time ascends 9-8 (36,000).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
Whatever happens, for now, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still retain their titles and likely would at least until Prince William ascends to the throne.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
The action is set mainly in 2008, when Ella (played by Emma Mackey), a thirty-four-year-old policy wonk who is her unnamed state’s lieutenant governor, ascends to the governorship.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Much has been made in recent weeks about Notre Dame joining a conference as the 7-2 program ascends the College Football Playoff Rankings.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The boy quickly ascends the interior staircase, rushes into the corridor and clears the steps to the garret in three leaps.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Contractors plan to preserve a winding marble staircase that ascends to the building’s rooftop, and maintain the historic facade.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Alec ascends and evolves through the greatest love of all, which is found within himself.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Tate McRae’s So Close To What rises 8-5 (40,000), SZA’s SOS steps 7-6 (40,000), Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls 5-7 (38,000), and Wallen’s One Thing at a Time ascends 9-8 (36,000).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
Whatever happens, for now, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still retain their titles and likely would at least until Prince William ascends to the throne.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
The action is set mainly in 2008, when Ella (played by Emma Mackey), a thirty-four-year-old policy wonk who is her unnamed state’s lieutenant governor, ascends to the governorship.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Much has been made in recent weeks about Notre Dame joining a conference as the 7-2 program ascends the College Football Playoff Rankings.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The boy quickly ascends the interior staircase, rushes into the corridor and clears the steps to the garret in three leaps.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascends
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However, if one spouse is 65 or older, that income threshold rises to $33,100.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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Picture sipping coffee as the sun rises over the Rockies, or gliding past red rock canyons en route to Glacier National Park, all from the comfort of a panoramic observation car.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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American climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 building by hand.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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The radiant will rest low on the northern horizon after sunset, but soars high overhead during the pre-dawn peak-viewing hours.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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Deep in the Carrizo Gorge and high above the desert floor soars the Goat Canyon train trestle — the world’s largest such bridge made entirely of wood, the better to withstand the harsh conditions of the Jacumba Mountains.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Ascends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascends. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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