in ascending order
idiom
: arranged in a series that begins with the least or smallest and ends with the greatest or largest
The children were lined up in ascending order of height.
Test scores are listed in ascending order from lowest to highest.
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Semantics aside, here are 15 of the quickest-accelerating EVs in ascending order.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s a precision to the gym that’s soothing to a lot of us: dumbbells neatly arranged left to right in ascending order, weight plates placed vertically from lightest on top to heaviest on the bottom.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
This year’s lottery draft will be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago and will feature NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum revealing when each team will pick in ascending order.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Trim levels, in ascending order, are EX, $37,600; SX, $41,200; and SX Prestige, $46,100.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
So here in ascending order is my baker’s dozen of Greatest Values for 2022, with A by Acacia in the unlucky 13 position.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
These foundations start with an ace and go in ascending order by suit.
—Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2022
To do that, South Korea will have to outsell – in ascending order – the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and finally China, which held 4.6% of the export market in the 2017-2021 period, according to the authoritative Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
Lucy biopic Being the Ricardos, which are listed in ascending order of mystery.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s a precision to the gym that’s soothing to a lot of us: dumbbells neatly arranged left to right in ascending order, weight plates placed vertically from lightest on top to heaviest on the bottom.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
This year’s lottery draft will be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago and will feature NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum revealing when each team will pick in ascending order.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Trim levels, in ascending order, are EX, $37,600; SX, $41,200; and SX Prestige, $46,100.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
So here in ascending order is my baker’s dozen of Greatest Values for 2022, with A by Acacia in the unlucky 13 position.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
These foundations start with an ace and go in ascending order by suit.
—Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2022
To do that, South Korea will have to outsell – in ascending order – the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and finally China, which held 4.6% of the export market in the 2017-2021 period, according to the authoritative Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
Lucy biopic Being the Ricardos, which are listed in ascending order of mystery.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
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“In ascending order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20ascending%20order. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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