ascension
Example Sentences
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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.
His son, C. Douglas Dillon, sealed the family’s ascension by serving as Treasury secretary under President John F. Kennedy.
His spring ascension was dictated by that position’s deteriorating depth — as Cameron Davis, Richard Newton and Sam Adams II worked to overcome injuries and Wayne Taulapapa had yet to transfer in from Virginia.
From Seattle Times
The only thing standing between them and ascension in the AL West?
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
