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ascendancies

NOUN

domination

Synonyms

WEAK

advantage authority command control dominance dominion edge influence jump leg up mastery on top power predominance preeminence prepotence prevalence reign rule sovereignty superiority supremacy sway upper hand whip hand

Antonyms

WEAK

decline inferiority powerlessness subordination

NOUN

domination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance predominance

STRONG

advantage ascendency authority command control dominion edge influence jump prevalence reign rule sovereignty superiority supremacy sway

WEAK

leg up mastery power pre-eminence prepotence upper hand whip hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage inferiority powerlessness subordination subservience weakness

Example Sentences

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Also, there’s so much geographic territory to cover in 100 minutes that the peaks and their ascendancies can feel somewhat fleeting and interchangeable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2021

Attendees heard plenty of self-congratulatory talk about China’s ascendancies as well as some honest assessment of the country’s shortcomings in philanthropy, finance and technology.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2018

Before Obama’s presidency, Metro also created special cards to celebrate the ascendancies of presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2017

When Diane Sawyer rose to the anchor desk at ABC World News at the tail-end of 2009, it was the smoothest of the three ascendancies.

From Time • Jun. 26, 2014

In Canada much the same misconceptions prevailed, and promoted the acceptance of the Act by the supporters of the old ascendancies.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine