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ascent

[uh-sent] / əˈsɛnt /


NOUN
upward slope
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Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Kelly: Let's not just focus on the tough moments because before this season, it had - as you said - kind of been an ascent like that.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Coogler's rapid ascent onto Hollywood's A list was hardly likely back when he was intending to major in chemistry at college.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

"If the comm system goes out during ascent, the time it takes to reacquire will be too long to do any good. The backups don't help us."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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