ascendancy

noun

ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē How to pronounce ascendancy (audio)
variants also ascendency
Definition of ascendancynext
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I

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Recent Examples of ascendancy Story noted that Rodríguez’s political ascendancy happened under Maduro. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 But Vance's ascendancy to the White House, plus the growing popularity of Vivek Ramaswamy among the GOP, forced DeWine to play political chess and set his former lieutenant governor on a new course. — Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Cable is in its ascendancy, but network television is still king. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2026 Besides, even more so than during the AOL years, international communication can now be mediated by technology, translated instantaneously via app, and aided by the ascendancy of English as a de facto lingua franca. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascendancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendancy
  1. dominance
  2. domination
  3. dominion
  4. supremacy
  5. sovereignty
  6. reign
Noun
  • For Arsenal, the game is an opportunity to underline that last season’s success was the beginning of a new period of dominance rather than a one-off achievement.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But such a move is unlikely to succeed, given the dominance of Biya’s ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominance
Noun
  • But this deal feels like a pointed acknowledgment from NBCU about the increasingly critical role played not only by YouTube and YouTube Premium but the Big Tech platforms that are only increasing their domination of consumer media consumption.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Take, for instance, the 1970s Cincinnati Reds, who won two straight World Series championships and had a scary-sounding nickname — The Big Red Machine — that suggested global domination.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of domination
Noun
  • The mandate was awarded to Great Britain but was to be exercised by South Africa (then a dominion within the British Empire).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • More recently, the tiny Delica Mini has expanded the Delica's dominion, flashing some adventure and camping chops of its own.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • The Atlanta Braves are surging in the NL East, emerging as a formidable challenger to the Dodgers for National League supremacy.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The department argued that several Connecticut laws conflict with the federal statute and thus are unconstitutional under the Constitution’s supremacy clause.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • The pace is being driven by vast government demand, data sovereignty legislation that is keeping caches in-country, and hyperscalers increasingly looking to lease data center space rather than build in new markets.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sovereignty
Noun
  • This coming season sees City with a new manager in Enzo Maresca, who has big shoes to fill given Guardiola’s immensely successful 10-season reign before stepping away in late May.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • America’s reign of corporate anonymity was finally coming to an end.
    — Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reign

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