ascend
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But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Participants also reported how many flights of stairs they climbed daily, based on the estimate that each flight takes 8 seconds to ascend.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
"After recording several takes of this work... she quietly turned to me and said, 'This one is good. I would like to have this one played when I ascend into heaven'."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Conventional wisdom holds that a young team has to ascend to contender status step by step, taking several years to progress from outside the playoffs to the NBA Finals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
We ascend the red-carpeted stairs, passing silver sailing trophies and the oil portrait of the hydroplane racer Gar Wood.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing ascend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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