as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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Recent Examples of ascension
However, a knee injury derailed his ascension and placed him on IR to begin the year.
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Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
Following her appointment as Turning Point CEO, Erika Kirk continued her political ascension later in the year, hosting a TPUSA event at the University of Mississippi, the first since her husband's assassination.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Charlamagne’s ascension — and that of Rory and Mal, Joe Budden’s former cohorts who have also been picked up by Netflix — dislodges the journalistic values from a mainstreaming of rap discourse.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Of course, as the two genres are inextricably tied, R&B’s re-ascension happened, in part, within hip-hop spaces.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
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Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
Following her appointment as Turning Point CEO, Erika Kirk continued her political ascension later in the year, hosting a TPUSA event at the University of Mississippi, the first since her husband's assassination.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Charlamagne’s ascension — and that of Rory and Mal, Joe Budden’s former cohorts who have also been picked up by Netflix — dislodges the journalistic values from a mainstreaming of rap discourse.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Of course, as the two genres are inextricably tied, R&B’s re-ascension happened, in part, within hip-hop spaces.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascension
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Washington’s neutrality safeguarded our nation’s first quarter-millennium, enabling our ascent to superpower status and the preservation of liberty at home.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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But his parents, Trent and Cheryl Chambliss, have worked to keep his meteoric ascent in perspective.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Three times more climb Everest each year (and a hundred times more visit Rwanda’s mountain gorillas).—
Holden Frith,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hoosiers winning with balance Cignetti guided the Hoosiers’ surprising climb with the impressive combination of a powerful defense, strong running game and the leadership of quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who led the nation with 36 touchdown passes.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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