variants also onwards
1
as in forward
toward a point ahead in space or time we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert

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2
as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time work on the project has been continuing onward at a steady pace

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Recent Examples of onward From 2028 onward, all businesses in Germany will be required to issue electronic invoices, marking a complete transition to digital invoicing nationwide. Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 However, from 2021 onward, Kody, 55, would lose Christine, 52, Janelle, 55, and Meri as wives. Dory Jackson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 For Hughes and Hronek, time and space at the point disappeared from early December onward. Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024 Netanyahu had asked to delay his testimony——the latest of years of requests because of the conflicts roiling the Middle East——but the courts insisted upon his attendance from here onward. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for onward 

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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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