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• n  position or state of being dominant or in control
• n  someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
• s  tending or directed upward
• s  most powerful or important or influential

• Liberals are ascendent, Democrats control the White House, Congress and the majority of state houses, and you take this time to hire of all people Bill freakin' Kristol who has .
• The patriotic parties of Japanese reaction and particularly the Army are now strongly in the Japanese ascendent, determined to have Manchuria by fair means or foul, resolved .

• ascendant
• ancestor
• antecedent
• root
• ascensive
• dominating

• descendant

News & Articles

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• BET Experience 2013: Snoop, Kendrick, Miguel, J. Cole at Staples
  Saturday night Staples Center played host to a wild ride of a hip-hop show, one whose focus was on the sound of Los Angeles and then some, delivered by a roster featuring two headliners who bookend generations -- Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg -- a soulful singer, Miguel, whose future feels limitless, ascendent Crenshaw rapper Schoolboy Q and a whole lot of cameos.        
  June 30, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

Quotes

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• James Carville in Boston Globe (registration)
  It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing. Republican Governor. Democratic legislature,said James Carville, architect of President Clinton's 1992 campaign and an advocate of single-payer health insurance. "Romney is an ascendent guy."
• AJ Smith in Sportinglife.com
  The Ascendent Voice Mobility Suite is a perfect complement to the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution. This deal allows us to further extend and enhance the use of wireless communications in the enterprise by offering a voice mobility solution that... Jim Balsillie http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Balsillie&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE2KFmaUu1ouyfAG4G7LVtrpWH67A TechFinance http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.techfinance.ca/m-topnews%2Bnews%2Btnid-882-tnd-20060310.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHYuWJuszET8MoMXq1dG542RnadVA Mar 10, 2006 5728 8502 ascending Since his arrival, Luis has been played a huge role in the success we've had as a defence," Chargers general manager AJ Smith said. "He's an ascending player who is committed to getting better. We're thrilled that he'll be a Charger for...