as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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Its ascension is tied to a dance trend featuring the tune, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
For those unable to make the same ascension, the restaurant below offers the next best thing.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Still, with Trump’s ascension to the presidency, the DEI backlash has graduated from a social media campaign by a handful of rabble-rousers to the official policy of the federal government.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
China’s economic ascension was driven by its interest in securing resources during the commodities boom.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
For those unable to make the same ascension, the restaurant below offers the next best thing.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Still, with Trump’s ascension to the presidency, the DEI backlash has graduated from a social media campaign by a handful of rabble-rousers to the official policy of the federal government.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
China’s economic ascension was driven by its interest in securing resources during the commodities boom.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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