as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz
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Recent Examples of transcendence
With Len Wiseman in the director’s chair, the extreme hyper-violence loses the spiritual transcendence that Stahelski managed to imbue into his work.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 May 2025
From creator, showrunner, and executive producer Debora Cahn, The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships between countries and people.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 May 2025
The trouble, Becker shows, is that many of these dreams of personal transcendence disregard the potential human cost of working toward them.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 May 2025
From creator, showrunner, and executive producer Debora Cahn, The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships between countries and people.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 May 2025
The trouble, Becker shows, is that many of these dreams of personal transcendence disregard the potential human cost of working toward them.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendence
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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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Being the world's most valuable company is not a sign of permanent superiority.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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What To Know According to a French intelligence report shared with the Associated Press, Chinese diplomats worked to publicize the downing of Rafale jets during the conflict while promoting the superiority of Chinese fighter aircraft.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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This distinction allows for protocols that satisfy technical requirements while addressing privacy concerns through meaningful limitations on what data will actually be examined.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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This distinction means that complexes like Gabriel House are subject to a different inspection, certification and regulatory process than Massachusetts nursing homes.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
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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Hong Kong perfected this approach over the last few decades, building its reputation through observation and thoughtful adaptation.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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As a professional cartographer, his reputation and ability to make a living is on the line if his map was found to be less than useful.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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Nevertheless, outsiders marveled at the pronounced American sense of moral and cultural primacy, which seemed to be guaranteed by hard power and enforced synergistically by the State Department, PEN America, the New York Times, Human Rights Watch, and Ivy League universities.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The administration’s approach to NASA involves a weirdly jingoistic notion of the primacy of American science, akin to the administration’s description of its chaotic tariff policies.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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“Transcendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendence. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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