as in to climb
to move or extend upward
the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees
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Recent Examples of ascend
The carrier’s shares ascended by 40% during the month.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The President in dead, and Penn has ascended to Commander in Chief.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1871, Kaiser Wilhelm ascended to the throne of a newly unified Germany.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The vice president ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden’s disastrous performance in a June debate set into motion his withdrawing from the race.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The President in dead, and Penn has ascended to Commander in Chief.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1871, Kaiser Wilhelm ascended to the throne of a newly unified Germany.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The vice president ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden’s disastrous performance in a June debate set into motion his withdrawing from the race.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the yield on the 2-year Treasury climbed by about 7 basis points to 4.274%, its highest since July 31.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock climbed as much as 15% in early U.S. trading as investors look to cash in on a Trump return to the White House.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Orediggers entered Saturday ranked 10th in the region and need to rise into the top seven in order to reach the postseason.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Geodesy informs everything from building sewers and making accurate maps of sea level rise to launching and tracking spacecraft.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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The sector has achieved a record-breaking market cap of over $3.4 trillion, while bitcoin shattered expectations by soaring past $98,000, according to Coingecko.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Both men took office during a global economic crisis and soaring national unemployment.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Ascend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascend. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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