transcendency

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Recent Examples of transcendency This was not the Times’ first flirtation with chocolate chip cookie transcendency. Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendency
Noun
  • The project will use light, sound and water to stimulate connection, wonder and transcendence.
    Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
  • Some fleeing toil and craving transcendence, others reaffirming a faith long professed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The key to its ascendency is its targeting of tools that already have privileged access.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The British, too, were able to gain ascendancy by exploiting the political chaos caused by the disintegration of the Mughal Empire.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Although Sigmund Freud was once one of the most recognizable faces of psychology, this scientific discipline has developed significantly since the time of his predominance.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Bogle links the predominance of servants on-screen in the 1930s to the Great Depression.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet Israel has become a water superpower through its mastery of and investment in desalination, the process of converting seawater into freshwater.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Tucci rates her mastery of the language very highly.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Traits once seen as stabilizing — empathy, humility, shame — are recast as liabilities in a world that prizes speed, dominance and certainty.
    Sarah DaVanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • Just steer away from turning every disagreement into a battle for dominance.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • To make matters worse, the introduction of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card in mid-2016 posed a big threat to the supremacy of the Platinum Card, then sorely in need of a refresh.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • The Southern Poverty Law Center stands accused of contributing millions of dollars to white-supremacy groups, including the KKK and Nazis.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Protecting the sense of superiority of white passengers was the top priority.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • If the industry collapses, no individual company’s superiority matters.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 May 2026

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“Transcendency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendency. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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