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also ascendence
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design
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Recent Examples of ascendance
Some argue that the ascendance of Silicon Valley and the trend of tech companies taking over Hollywood should broaden the search.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Indeed, this may be the key reason for its ascendance.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Some Republicans attribute Trump’s ascendance to his taking sides in hot-button cultural issues that have widespread support, including the move to ban transgender athletes in sports.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The ascendance of Carney as a climate prime minister who didn’t talk about climate is all the more striking when considered alongside last year’s election in Mexico of Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who also avoided talking about the issue in her campaign.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Indeed, this may be the key reason for its ascendance.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Some Republicans attribute Trump’s ascendance to his taking sides in hot-button cultural issues that have widespread support, including the move to ban transgender athletes in sports.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The ascendance of Carney as a climate prime minister who didn’t talk about climate is all the more striking when considered alongside last year’s election in Mexico of Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who also avoided talking about the issue in her campaign.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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That enthusiasm hasn't waned over the past five years, which have seen theaters struggle as streaming giants like Netflix seek to establish dominance in Hollywood.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Either result will represent a change from the recent dominance of a brilliant Real Madrid, who have won the biggest prize in six of the past 11 seasons.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
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Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In the aftermath of Trump’s second ascendancy to the Oval Office this January, legislators in at least five states have introduced measures asking the Supreme Court to officially overturn Obergefell.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
27 Mar. 2025
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Suddenly, Madrid were in the ascendancy and Barcelona looked flustered.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, Beijing and Washington have been vying for supremacy in AI technology that could confer the winner advantages in economic productivity, scientific breakthroughs and national security.—
Amy Gunia,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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This truce thus provides not only temporary economic relief but also a moment of clarity, spotlighting the relentless drive of both superpowers toward long-term technological supremacy.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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There’s precedent for this kind of genetic hegemony beyond the cane toad.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The drumbeat for using stablecoins to help preserve the hegemony of the U.S. dollar has also grown louder in recent months.—
Tanaya Macheel,MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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The droid suggests the predominance of Disney’s commercial priorities over Gilroy’s yearning for adult drama.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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Donald Trump has proposed instead for the United States to use its economic and military predominance as tools of naked coercion, dispensing entirely with the niceties of international agreements and even domestic constitutional constraint.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendance. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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