ascended
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He soon ascended from nonfactor to legitimate contender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
At the Texas event, Tesla set up a gigantic C-shaped ramp, and the Roadster ascended to the top of the curve.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
But by the time Paxton had ascended through the state House and Senate to become attorney general in 2015, he was beginning to weather a series of controversies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Although I’d ascended hundreds of mountains, Everest was so different from anything I’d previously climbed that my powers of imagination were insufficient for the task.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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