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ascendant
[ uh-sen-duhnt ]
noun
- a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence:
With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- an ancestor; forebear.
- Astrology. the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house.
ascendant
/ əˈɛԻəԳ /
adjective
- proceeding upwards; rising
- dominant, superior, or influential
- botany another term for ascending
noun
- rare.an ancestor
- a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control
- astrology sometimes capital
- a point on the ecliptic that rises on the eastern horizon at a particular moment and changes as the earth rotates on its axis
- the sign of the zodiac containing this point
- in the ascendantincreasing in influence, prosperity, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDza·ԻaԳ adjective
- ԴDza·ԻaԳ·ly adverb
- ԴDza·ԻIJԳ adjective
- ԴDza·ԻIJԳ·ly adverb
- ܲa·ԻaԳ adjective
- ܲa·ԻIJԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ascendant1
Example Sentences
The bond market scepticism echoes the sentiment of the ascendant Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
But many of the ascendant streaming services and smart TVs allow advertisers to be far more precise — down to picking specific individuals to serve ads to.
Eighteen years ago, indie folk was ascendant in the U.K. with the formation of Mumford & Sons, and already on the airwaves in the States thanks to Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes and the Plain White T’s.
The other thing it provided the Dodgers: Perspective — on their popularity in Japan, ascendant place on the world stage, and ever-growing prevalence even 5,000 miles from home.
America's mainstream newsrooms have been trying to and failing for nigh on a quarter century, steadily ceding attention to an ascendant right-wing media led by Fox News, websites and podcasters.
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