: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
As this line continues to move eastward over the next few hours, severe weather will remain possible.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Jeff Martin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Potentially deadly flash flooding was forecast through Saturday for the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
The threat is forecast to begin around noon for areas near the Atchafalaya River and will spread eastward through the afternoon and evening hours, according to the weather service.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
As this line continues to move eastward over the next few hours, severe weather will remain possible.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
The coming days were also forecast to bring the risk of potentially deadly flash flooding to the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Jeff Martin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Potentially deadly flash flooding was forecast through Saturday for the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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