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studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design
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His arrival and ascendance to being that go-to guy for all sorts of goodies upsets established power structures.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Eala might not yet have the status of Manny Pacquiao, the former boxing world champion, but give her just a little more time, Filipinos who are in a position to gauge her ascendance say.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
This is the type of growth that precedes ascendance.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Yet Dubai’s ascendance and dependence on wealth capital stand out in the region.
—Robert Frank,hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Eala might not yet have the status of Manny Pacquiao, the former boxing world champion, but give her just a little more time, Filipinos who are in a position to gauge her ascendance say.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
This is the type of growth that precedes ascendance.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Yet Dubai’s ascendance and dependence on wealth capital stand out in the region.
—Robert Frank,hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ascendance
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascendance. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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ascendance
noun
as·cen·dance
ə-ˈsen-dən(t)s 
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