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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
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.
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Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The ascendance of performative politics represents perhaps the starkest example of the folly described in Kerr's framework.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alawites have become a community besieged, set to be excluded — if not persecuted — by the Sunni political class now in ascendance.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The ascendance of performative politics represents perhaps the starkest example of the folly described in Kerr's framework.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alawites have become a community besieged, set to be excluded — if not persecuted — by the Sunni political class now in ascendance.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendance
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By strategically leveraging its dominance in PCs and cloud computing, Microsoft is set to redefine enterprise AI.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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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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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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Suddenly, Madrid were in the ascendancy and Barcelona looked flustered.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Clay and the Beatles got along well, joking, mugging, reveling in the joy of their irreverent ascendancy.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 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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European, Asian and Latin American allies of the United States are already in talks to create trade lines less subject to the volatility of American hegemony.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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This would mark another step away from American hegemony and toward a world with various spheres of influence.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 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 30 May. 2025.
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