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ascended

VERB

go up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb escalate lift off move up soar take off

STRONG

arise float fly mount rise scale sprout tower

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease descend drop fall slump

WEAK

go down lower

Example Sentences

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And as he ascended, James Dolan even turned on the patriarch, blocking his then-78-year-old father’s dream deal with a satellite TV business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Colbert ascended to the pinnacle of US late-night TV when he was named host of the CBS flagship, shedding the character and employing his own voice.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

When OpenAI was formed, Musk's star had fully ascended.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Even when he ascended to the White House, he deployed the expression liberally, often aiming it at his staff and Cabinet members.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

A thousand feet up the immense slant of the Lhotse Face, I ascended a faded nylon rope that seemed to go on forever, and the higher I got, the more lag- gardly I moved.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer