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ascended

  • past participle
    of ascend.
    ascend
    verb (used without object)
    to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
  • past tense form
    of ascend.
    ascend
    verb (used without object)
    to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.

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Though Democrats flocked to support Becerra as he rapidly ascended in the primary election polls, he won largely without help from unions or influential organizations such as the California Medical Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

At the Texas event, Tesla set up a gigantic C-shaped ramp, and the Roadster ascended to the top of the curve.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

But by the time Paxton had ascended through the state House and Senate to become attorney general in 2015, he was beginning to weather a series of controversies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Virginia Tucker, who had ascended to the position of head computer, ran Langley’s entire computing operation of over two hundred women, and supervised Margery Hannah and the other section heads.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly