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"The Descent of Man" is a book by Charles Darwin which described the theory of evolution for the first time.
Christ was said to ascend to heaven on the third day after his crucifiction.
A business can transcend it's limitations by merging with a partner that has added resources.
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He is a British citizen of Indian descent.
They took a lift to ascend to the top of the Empire State Building.
He was able to transcend his humble beginnings and went on to get elected President.
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He proved his descent from the Plantagents by taking a DNA test.
Prince Charles will ascend to the throne when Queen Elizabeth dies.
They were able to transcend their differences by appearing together at the Remembrance Ceremony to mark the end of WW1.
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Y'know, rumor has it that the queen might designate Prince William as the next heir to the throne, skipping Prince Charlie altogether. If that's true, Charlie will be rightfully angry!
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Descent.
Years ago I enjoyed the feeling I get descending from the high wall on our rappel training with the company in my unit.
Ascend.
Sometimes it is better to ascend using the stairs than elevators or escalators for the benefit of physical health.
Transcend.
It is possible that you can strive to transcend all struggles and setbacks in life and be an inspiration for others to emulate from.
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#1. Descent
Christian scholars usually trace the descent of man to the garden of Eden.
#2. Ascend
While ascending the hill, the truck lurched frantically and tumbled.
#3. Transcend
Without bias, the achievements of President Obama transcend the rants of Donald Trump.
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Almost all acts and words by politicians transcend the nonsense spewed by Trump. :-)
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1. A top class star and the most beautiful lady in the old days, Ms. Lam, has finally ended her life. Her descent star road makes public feeling so sad.
2. Living in Hong Kong is either chosen to ascending your class or descending your class. There is no middle class.
3. There is a Steemian called @surpassinggoogle with a great vision to transcend Google in STEEM world.
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1.Decent.
I like him because he is a decent person.
Ascend
I got ascend to my mother pray.
3.Transcend.
I transcend to minar-e-pakistan.
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But #1's target word is "descent," not "decent."
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1- The value of bitcoin has known a descent lately.
2- He's trying to ascend Everest mountain, it is a long climb.
3- The soldier is tresending the ennemie lines.
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But you misspelled 2 words in #3. :-(
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1- The song that was in the top 1 descended 3 places this week.
2- The ascent of the path of the pungo in Cordoba is beautiful.
3- Good family customs transcend generations, and bad ones too.
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1- In soccer tournaments the last two teams with the lowest score go to the descent.
2 - The ascent of Aconcagua requires a lot of prior preparation.
3 - The great literary works transcend in time.
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The result of the team transcended my expectation.
The lift could not ascend because there was power failure.
The decent of the phone from the storey building was very intentional
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The fat people were left at the base of the hill because they couldn't ascend with us.
Jane's performance transcend every other employee in the company
A descent of relief materials was made from the rescue team's helicopter to the distressed areas.
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But the sherpa was not from "Norway." His name was "Norgay."
Spelling mistake sorry
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The enemy will not have strength to repeat such descents often .
Three or four men ascended the little acclivity .
The chemical dilution technique transcends most of the difficulties .
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These signs warn drivers that there is a steep descent or a long steep descent on the road ahead.
2.Ascend.
May has broke the climbing record for the fastest ascent in this competition.
3 .Transcend
To transcend yourself you must challenge your limits.
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1-2017 was the descent time for West Indies cricket team.
2-It is not always easy to ascend on the mountain in winter season
3- My family is transcend for me more than my life.
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1 Descend
He descended on him like a storm.
2 ascend
He ascend from the throne to greet him
3 transcend
The other team transcend my team.
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