upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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Mark Warshawsky, a senior fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, estimates that Harris’ proposal with no restrictions could cost upwards of $130 billion per year, a 14% jump in Medicare spending.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Shocks to the global economy related to biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage in terms of water, pollution and pollination could cost upwards of $5 trillion, according to 2023 research from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The result is an annual income upwards of $200,000.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024
Bananas are a great source of potassium, says Pendleton—just one cup (mashed) of the yellow fruit contains a little over 800 milligrams.
Plantains, a member of the banana family, have upwards of 721 milligrams of potassium per cup.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Shocks to the global economy related to biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage in terms of water, pollution and pollination could cost upwards of $5 trillion, according to 2023 research from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The result is an annual income upwards of $200,000.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024
Bananas are a great source of potassium, says Pendleton—just one cup (mashed) of the yellow fruit contains a little over 800 milligrams.
Plantains, a member of the banana family, have upwards of 721 milligrams of potassium per cup.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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