: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
As this activity spreads eastward across the I-25 Corridor and plains, showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
For changes going eastward of six hours or more, red-eyes can be helpful if your child manages to fall asleep on the plane.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
As this activity spreads eastward across the I-25 Corridor and plains, showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Abusin is one such case, with the Sudanese FA official recalling the panic and scramble eastwards which the early stages of the civil war brought about.
—Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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