ascend

[uh-send] / əˈsɛnd /

VERB

go up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb escalate move up soar take off

STRONG

arise float fly lift off mount rise scale sprout tower

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease descend drop fall slump

WEAK

go down lower

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The S&P 500 stalled after its previous highs in October and earlier this month, and closed under its ascending 50-day moving average on Wednesday.

From Barron's

Zaslav started out as a lawyer at General Electric when it owned NBC, making distribution deals for its cable networks and ascending the executive ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal

This software name is approaching a $135 bullish ascending triangle pivot.

From Barron's

Evans had arrived in Jeddah leading the standings by three points, but his hopes of finally ascending to the WRC throne after finishing runner-up four times were scuppered by a costly puncture on Friday.

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