ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
was ascending
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past progressiveof ascend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But just as Watts’ star was ascending, she received alarming news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Ore., forcing an emergency landing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
He was ascending a ridge on Stob Dearg, the highest summit on Buachaille Etive Mòr, when he fell.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
But by the time the booster was released, another variant was ascending rapidly.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
While Hermann Muller’s scientific work was ascending to its zenith in Texas, his personal life was falling apart.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
