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also onwards
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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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Even after corporations clawed at the it-girl craze and spoiled the memes, Charli XCX strutted onward, unfazed, with high-profile remixes that gifted Brat’s songs a second life.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
Other works from the ’90s onward featured US maps that Smith altered.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The private contemporary institution breathes new life into what was previously the governor’s residence—an 18th-century Georgian-style building—and centers around a permanent collection of art made predominantly by women artists from 1970 onward.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Amazon has eliminated more 27,000 roles across different departments from late 2022 onward.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
Other works from the ’90s onward featured US maps that Smith altered.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The private contemporary institution breathes new life into what was previously the governor’s residence—an 18th-century Georgian-style building—and centers around a permanent collection of art made predominantly by women artists from 1970 onward.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Amazon has eliminated more 27,000 roles across different departments from late 2022 onward.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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