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countable and uncountable, plural ascents
The act of ascending; a motion upwards. examples
The way or means by which one ascends. examples
An eminence, hill, or high place. examples
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness examples
(typography) The ascender height in a typeface. examples
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy quotations examples
That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in The AV Club