Ascending and Higher

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Ascending adjective - Moving or going or growing upward.

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Higher and ascending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Higher" instead the word "Ascending" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: ascend, ascent, ascendant, ascended, ascension

Higher adjective - Being far along in development.

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Ascending and higher are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ascending" instead the word "Higher" as an adjective or an adverb.

One Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes shows views of Calvin ascending the ladder for the 'big' slide in the playground, climbing higher and higher and finally reaching orbit from Calvin's POV.

Source: Absurd Altitude
Banks' The Culture novels, the process of ascending to a higher plane of existence (referred to as "Subliming") is considered the natural final step of an advanced race.

Source: Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence
The Time Lords' plan to escape the War by ascending to a higher plane is similar to what the Celestis actually did in the Eighth Doctor Adventures, with "destroy the universe" added as a side-effect.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E17-18 "The End of Time"

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