as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz
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Recent Examples of transcendence
Max Olson is writer-director and video artist based in New York & Los Angeles whose work aims to hold up a mirror to the restrictive structures of our world with an eye toward transcendence.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Sacrifice and transcendence As the bomb nears its target, Mitsuki makes her choice.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
So much of her work is about love transcending class, not in a cheesy way, but precisely because of the importance of that transcendence.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Sacrifice and transcendence As the bomb nears its target, Mitsuki makes her choice.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
So much of her work is about love transcending class, not in a cheesy way, but precisely because of the importance of that transcendence.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendence
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On others, the BBC remains comfortably ahead of YouTube, but for the broadcaster to be supplanted on even a single metric is notable, given its decades-long dominance in Britain.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Behavioral psychology calls this coercive control, maintaining dominance through unpredictability, dependency, and psychological pressure rather than overt force.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Conversely, Taiwan’s adoption of drone technologies and counter-measures reflects a broader global trend in modern warfare where autonomy, numbers, and networked systems can offset traditional military superiority.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Despite Barca’s recent dominance and established superiority in terms of history, fanbase and budget, the rivalry between the clubs is fierce.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Still, Self noted there’s a distinction between practice and actual games in how Peterson feels.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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The distinction of a judicial warrant is key because ICE agents could instead have an administrative warrant.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Clemson, at 5-0, hosts the 4-0 Hurricanes in what is surprisingly a crucial battle for ACC supremacy.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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This capacity to translate democratic and constitutional aspirations matters not because legislative majorities are always right, but because certain national challenges cannot be deferred or ignored indefinitely, and because judicial supremacy cannot substitute for self-governance.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Worth Avenue and its surrounding streets have enjoyed an ongoing retail evolution over the years, with new and often bigger boutiques adding to Palm Beach’s reputation as a designer enclave.—
Laurie Brookins,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Exploration in the western Mediterranean, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal), Sardinia and Etruria (central Italy), led to the Phoenician exploitation of rich natural resource deposits and an increasing reputation for great wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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That may be a coincidence, though the Grand Slams also have the benefit of not facing any threat to their primacy.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The primacy of a central meeting space can be traced to the Greek Empire with the agora, among other forerunners.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Transcendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendence. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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