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ascendent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, root |
| Type of | relation, relative |
| Has types | forebear, father, forbear, ancestress, forefather, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor, sire |
ascendent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ascendant |
| Type of | ascendency, control, dominance, ascendence, ascendance, ascendancy |
ascendent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ascendant, dominating |
| Derivation | ascendence, ascendency |
Examples of ascendent
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Mr. Hawkins got interested in the Web during the Clinton years, when the right was ascendent online.
From the post-gazette.com
A further refinement or opportunity is to instead use the Nakshatra that the ascendent resides in at birth.
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All this speaks of an age in which government was expansive and ascendent, eager to boast of its natural wealth.
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Bardem personifies the figure who believes in whatever regime is ascendent, whether it's religion or revolution.
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That will create ever more opportunity for ascendent parties seeking advantage, whatever the bond-market cost.
From the economist.com
For this reason, and some others, Scheuer sees immigrant Muslims as increasingly ascendent across that continent.
From the sfgate.com
In the trio sonata, there is often no ascendent or solo instrument, but all three instruments share equal importance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Part of Mr. Thek's contribution was his contrariant approach to artmaking at a time when analytical, reduced expression was ascendent.
From the post-gazette.com
As so often in the past in Colombia, those who choose to pursue political aims by military means are once again in the ascendent.
From the economist.com
- Ascendant: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
- Ascendant: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
- Ancestor: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- Ascendant: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
- (ascendency) dominance: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
- Ascendence is the second album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in early September 2007 by Melbourne label Modern Invasion and in Japan by Soundholic.
- Ascendency is a quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network. Ascendency is derived using mathematical tools from information theory. ...
- A person from whom one is descended; A position of power or control; Upward in direction or proclivity
- (ascendency) Alternative spelling of ascendancy
