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ascended

VERB

go up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb escalate lift off move up soar take off

STRONG

arise float fly mount rise scale sprout tower

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease descend drop fall slump

WEAK

go down lower

Example Sentences

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Even as he ascended to Goldman’s C-suite, Blankfein said he styled himself conservatively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When OpenAI was formed, Musk's star had fully ascended.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Even when he ascended to the White House, he deployed the expression liberally, often aiming it at his staff and Cabinet members.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Langbein’s Monica — having finally transcended her past and ascended to spiritual omniscience — becomes Jean’s interlocutor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Oswald Avery’s paper on DNA was published in 1944—the very year that the Nazi exterminations ascended to their horrific peak in Germany.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee