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- our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them
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- we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit
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- his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management
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“Ascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascent. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of ascent was in 1581
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