ascending
Example Sentences
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Was he ranking that in ascending order of importance?
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
The current crop on circulating notes, in ascending order of note value, are Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, JMW Turner and Alan Turing.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
He suggested accusers might have come forward because the broker brothers hurt people’s feelings, particularly when they were ascending professionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Below are all 20 companies in the sector, sorted by ascending forward P/E. We have also included dividend yields and forward free-cash-flow yields.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
Blackish-gray wisps of words and ideas and spirits, a burnt qurbani ascending to heaven for acceptance.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
