ascend

verb

ə-ˈsend How to pronounce ascend (audio)
Definition of ascendnext
as in to climb
to move or extend upward the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees

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Recent Examples of ascend Its ascending branches leave lots of headroom beneath. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025 Plastics are numbered No. 1 through Nov. 7, with digits ascending according to recycling difficulty, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025 More than 12 years later, the rover has driven over 21 miles (34 kilometers) to ascend Mount Sharp, which is within the crater. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes. — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ascend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascend
  1. climb
  2. rise
  3. soar
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  • Myanmar earthquake, The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar last week has climbed to over 3,000 people.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Just like Monday night across the Hudson River when the Wild ground out a point in New Jersey, the Wild did the same thing during a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday to at least temporarily climb back into the top wild-card spot in the West.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of climb
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  • In times of great uncertainty, regions that adapt, innovate and respond smartly to changing times rise to the top.
    — Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Fans chose sides, hashtags trended, and both artists saw streaming numbers rise.
    — Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of rise
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  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 12%, marking that index’s biggest one-day gain since 2001.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Stocks soared on the news, closing up 9.5% by the end of trading.
    — Time, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of soar

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