ascend
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He was also the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
The managing director role is the last stop before employees can ascend to Goldman’s partnership, and typically comes with a base salary of around $400,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
The embrace from his extended community after he persevered through that tragedy and continued to ascend to musical stardom was palpable.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
A recent YouGov poll asked, “If the Rapture were to occur tonight, do you think you would be more likely to ascend to heaven or to be left behind?”
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
As dinner dishes are cleared from the table downstairs, my parents ascend hand in hand to their bedroom.
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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