ascendant

adjective

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as in ascending

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Recent Examples of ascendant The result illustrates a tension for the party’s ascendant left flank. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Fortune’s Emily Forlini recently spoke to the former OpenAI executive, who took leave from the ascendant AI company this summer after revealing a multiyear struggle with the neuroimmune condition POTS, or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The private sector was ascendant, and the influential billionaire Jack Ma was arguing that a university education was overrated. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Instead, the state wants to put it toward an ascendant technology that isn’t yet available in the market, according to state documents obtained by the Miami Herald. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascendant
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  • While Chicago has the feel of an ascending team, there are also some shaky components here.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 27 June 2019
  • The sensation of building up, creating an ascending path of self-esteem, is something that Ellis hopes to foster and manipulate to her advantage.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 June 2019
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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