ascent vs soaring

ascent

noun
  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

soaring

noun
  • The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight. 

adj
  • assurgent, ascending 

How often have the words ascent and soaring occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )