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Ascendant Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RISING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RISING

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97%6Exact Match!
adjective

• advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

noun

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

adjective satellite

• sloping upward

• coming to maturity

• newly come into prominence

96%7Exact Match!
verb

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• originate or come into being

• rise to one's feet

• result or issue

• move upward

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• get up and out of bed

90%10 Exerting authority
adjective satellite

• used of a height or viewpoint

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times19 Jun 2011 Down 63
New York Times25 Jul 1994 Across 54
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