ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
are ascending
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present progressiveof ascend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The FAA works closely with launchers to carve out airspace for launches, keeping commercial air traffic out of areas where rockets are ascending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Here are ascending total returns with dividends reinvested for one week through Thursday for five AI hyperscalers:
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
As the weeks pass and the upsets mount, the Buckeyes are ascending in the polls.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
“You are ascending into Paradise,” read a road sign on the way into town, a charming spot in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2018
If you are ascending, "'You going up there?"
From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach
