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ascendant
adjective
noun
Most powerful or important or influential
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əˈsɛndənt
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adjective
Most powerful or important or influential
“The economically ascendant class”
adjective
Tending or directed upward
“{'source': 'John Ruskin', 'text': 'rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage'}”
noun
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
noun
Position or state of being dominant or in control
“That idea was in the ascendant”
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The economically ascendant class
D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
{'source': 'John Ruskin', 'text': 'rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage'}
That idea was in the ascendant
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