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
  1. transcendence
  2. ascendancy
  3. predominance
  4. mastery
  5. dominance
  6. supremacy
  7. superiority
Noun
  • If unrelieved suffering drives people toward assisted dying, and transcendence is the most powerful way to relieve it, how does someone connect with the transcendent?
    — Stephen Doran, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • So while mindfulness and meditation are appealing concepts right now, a heavier, darker scent to aid your spiritual transcendence might not be.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of transcendence
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  • Yet the major takeaway from this season is arguably the humbling of Diana Taverner, whose ascendancy to First Desk resulted in some growing pains, to say the least.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The liberal ascendancy that followed the American triumph in the Cold War—with the subsequent expansion of both democracy and free markets—is now over.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascendancy
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  • This is best exemplified by the predominance of Rockwell in the museum’s collection.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The male predominance, consistent across the three years, remains unexplained.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of predominance
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  • During his hiatus from the band, Taylor parlayed his mastery of beats into a side-gig as a club DJ.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Corporate chiefs today are more replaceable (and replaced) than ever, as the job has come to hinge more on handling constituencies of investors, regulators, and us in the media than on mastery of any particular corporate engine room.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of mastery
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  • While Huang was the architect of Nvidia's AI dominance, the company's moat — superior GPUs, the CUDA software ecosystem, and networking expertise — does not walk out the door with him.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Critics were quick to object, accusing Google of leveraging its dominance in online search to push deeper into the classroom.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dominance
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  • Plus, with back-to-back Olympic silvers, France has emerged as the primary threat to American basketball supremacy on the international stage.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Perhaps the first step back to relevancy for Boston College is regaining state supremacy.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • Looking like two giant rhinos splashing in water and wrestling for superiority, 7-foot-5 Cherif Millogo is getting pushed by 7-foot Yann Kamagate near the basket as each battles to establish position in the low post area during a practice drill.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The capacity issues at O’Hare, which now ranks as the world’s busiest airfield, have become acute as American and United are sparring for superiority there.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
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“Transcendency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendency. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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