ascendancy
noun
the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
ascendency
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a variation of
ascendancy.
Example Sentences
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Adding to the optics of the Chalamet ascendency, the other nominees shown on camera during the presentation included ultimate A-lister George Clooney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Unlike the afternoon session when 2019 winner Trump did well to emerge at 8-8 after watching Belgium's Brecel produce an array of stunning pots, once play resumed the Englishman was in the ascendency.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
The kind of person he was before the bestselling memoir, the Netflix adaptation, the Silicon Valley schmoozing, and the political ascendency.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2024
Last week’s coup toppled President Mohamed Bazoum - whose ascendency marked Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
And that, the story went, is how man claimed ascendency over the world that was Zeru, while the demons were stricken from it by the angels.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
