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adj. Upward in direction or proclivity.

n. A person from whom one is descended.

n. A position of power or control.

adj. tending or directed upward.

adj. having the most important influence.

n. position or state of being dominant or in control.

n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).

adj. most powerful or important or influential

adj. tending or directed upward

n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

n. position or state of being dominant or in control

"In many cases, they're arguing that a cultural trend is becoming true, or is about to become true, and the reality is that asserting that these trends are ascendent actually helps them come true."

dominant    ascending   

control    dominance    ascendence    ascendency    ascendancy   

ascendant    ascensive    dominating    prestigious    ancestor   

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