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also ascendency
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
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Recent Examples of ascendancy
Suddenly, Madrid were in the ascendancy and Barcelona looked flustered.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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
Trump did not wave some magic wand to make this happen, but his ascendancy reminded the Right of the precarious nature of unpopular speech.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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
Trump did not wave some magic wand to make this happen, but his ascendancy reminded the Right of the precarious nature of unpopular speech.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
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Scottie Scheffler's dominance at Royal Portrush continued on Saturday as the World No. 1 carded a bogey-free 67 to stretch his lead to four shots heading into the final round of the 153rd Open Championship.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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The President has already issued six Executive Orders to modernize defense acquisition, realize American drone dominance and rapidly increase shipbuilding capacity.—
Michael Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s domination on the championship tour gave the PGA a shot of pure rock & roll energy right up its tight, white ass.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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It was held together not by the domination of a single group, but rather by its asymmetries.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Fordwich noted that the fashion rule was originally put in place when the court was built in 1919 during King George V’s reign.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The First King of all Norway who conquered his many powerful rivals, nearing the end of his legendary reign.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Race to World First draws millions of global viewers eager to watch elite teams battle for supremacy in World of Warcraft, one of the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) games.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Close Race The Phils, who have been battling the New York Mets for supremacy in the National League East, finished the weekend at 56-43, giving them a lead of just one-half game in the division.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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