ascendant
Example Sentences
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Two years later One Nation appeared ascendant, picking up 11 seats in Queensland's state election and winning 8.4% of primary votes in the federal election.
From BBC
It’s also a testament to bygone stigmas and ascendant trends in American dining.
The idea that the ascendant AI startup might actually play nice is proving rewarding.
On paper, it all looks fairly obvious—a team that finished the regular season 14-3 against another 14-3 team, two ascendant quarterbacks, two sterling defenses.
Virginia’s Constitution limits the governor to one term, Thomas Jefferson having feared an ascendant executive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
