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  • noun Plural form of ascension.

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Examples

  • I know that's the usual reason for them kind of ascensions, but 'twa'n't his.

    The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • *Note that I didn’t try to establish a causal relationship; I’m simply pointing out the all of the above coincided in their ascensions, which is a strong indication, in my opinion, that some causal relationship exists.

    The low point of the Vice-Pres debate 2004

  • My contract called for two ascensions weekly, and my act was an especially taking feature, for it was on my days that the largest crowds were drawn.

    An Adventure in the Upper Sea 2010

  • The Long Count was used by the Maya specifically for recording historical time (lineage foundings, births, ascensions, military victories, deaths, etc.)

    Discourse.net: New Low For McCain Campaign: Obama == The Anti-Christ 2008

  • The Long Count was used by the Maya specifically for recording historical time (lineage foundings, births, ascensions, military victories, deaths, etc.)

    Discourse.net: New Low For McCain Campaign: Obama == The Anti-Christ 2008

  • While I am familiar with the apotheosis of Roman emperors, are there any other biographies that end with empty tombs and ascensions to heaven?

    Is There Evidence For Mythicism? James F. McGrath 2010

  • She didn't want the turmoil, the ascensions, the downfalls, her hideaway suited her fine.

    No One Thought 2009

  • Underneath the happy stories of Julia Child and Julie Powell's ascensions, is an extremely depressing parable about how the media has changed for the worse.

    David Sirota: When Julia Became Julie, Content Lost Its Throne 2009

  • Had we the wisdom that we presume, we would be silent, awed by our finity, but as church voices chant a prayer to someone who is, or is not there, we too shall hymn ascensions.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008

  • Had we the wisdom that we presume, we would be silent, awed by our finity, but as church voices chant a prayer to someone who is, or is not there, we too shall hymn ascensions.

    Chant Megan Arkenberg 2008

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