upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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Under the seven-year Sunday Ticket deal, Google is reportedly paying the NFL upwards of $2 billion per year.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Police in Pennsylvania are trying to crack the case after 100,000 organic eggs worth upwards of $40,000 were stolen from the back of a trailer over the weekend.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
This transaction points to challenges even large institutional investors like Blackstone, a global investment management firm worth upwards of $200 billion, encounter.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
For The Times) Jan. 28, 2025 3 AM PT
The EPA incident commander said there will be upwards of 1,000 people working on cleanup in the fire areas by this weekend.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Police in Pennsylvania are trying to crack the case after 100,000 organic eggs worth upwards of $40,000 were stolen from the back of a trailer over the weekend.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
This transaction points to challenges even large institutional investors like Blackstone, a global investment management firm worth upwards of $200 billion, encounter.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
For The Times) Jan. 28, 2025 3 AM PT
The EPA incident commander said there will be upwards of 1,000 people working on cleanup in the fire areas by this weekend.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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