Here's a rudimentary guide in ascending order of, generally, ability and payoff.
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Big Dave has had three chief whips since ascending to leadership of the country.
From the guardian.co.uk
He had spent decades in and around politics before ascending to the White House.
From the forbes.com
Red carpet lines a staircase ascending over a bed of rocks in the hotel's lobby.
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The numbering is based on the date of the house construction in ascending order.
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After a while, he pushes off the railing and looks up the steeply ascending path.
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Watching ascending rocket closely, you could see that something might be wrong.
From the scienceblogs.com
In this way, ideas in Jewish thought are given a variety of ascending meanings.
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Houses are numbered in ascending order from downtown to the border of the city.
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Rise: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Ascending(a): moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
(ascend) travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
(ascend) go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
(ascend) become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
(ascend) appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
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