ascension
Example Sentences
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His ascension has happened as Disney is in the midst of a closely watched CEO succession process.
It was also a century that heralded cinema’s ascension as the dominant popular art form worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times
But, I reason, if tinned fish has enjoyed its ascension into hot-girl lore, why shouldn’t the humble melt have its own renaissance?
From Salon
New Englanders threw Andros into jail, sent him back to England and had the pleasure of proclaiming days of thanksgiving for the ascension of William and Mary.
On the college scene, however, Vitello’s ascension has represented something else: validation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
