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as in ascending
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The painting was once owned by collector Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who transferred it to the dealer Justin Thannhauser while the Nazis were ascendant.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
They’re not obsessed with political power accruing to a newly ascendant group, billionaires or otherwise, so much as the long-term stability and prosperity of the country.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
There was broadcasting and some literary projects (2024 memoir Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs and children’s book The Missing Piece) for Stephens, and for Sylvester, writing with the likes of ascendant British acts Rachel Chinouriri and Tom Grennan.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Yet, rather than serve as a launching point for an ascendant career, the album instead feels like its nadir.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
They’re not obsessed with political power accruing to a newly ascendant group, billionaires or otherwise, so much as the long-term stability and prosperity of the country.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
There was broadcasting and some literary projects (2024 memoir Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs and children’s book The Missing Piece) for Stephens, and for Sylvester, writing with the likes of ascendant British acts Rachel Chinouriri and Tom Grennan.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Yet, rather than serve as a launching point for an ascendant career, the album instead feels like its nadir.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ascendant
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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