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Recent Examples of upward
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Secondly, the team observed that the defects showed an unexpected upward movement (climb).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The Phillies are trending upward.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Sharply rising goods prices have put upward pressure on overall inflation.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Secondly, the team observed that the defects showed an unexpected upward movement (climb).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
The number has crawled upwards in the years after 2020, according to the data from the WSC and IMO.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The Phillies are trending upward.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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The statement-making backless dress was embellished with elaborate beadwork and a decorative clasp at her upper back, while also revealing her backside.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The upper stage flying on the first three SLS missions is no longer in production.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Nine of the company’s Archimedes engines, fueled by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, will power the first stage skyward.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later in the performance, a twisting motion of Thomas’ arm sent 28-year-old Malibu swimming to the center of the pool to shoot skyward, spinning like a corkscrew.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Twenty One Pilots stalled just outside that region on all three lists, but the single did break into the uppermost area on both airplay rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Starship ignited six of its own Raptor engines to continue powering itself into space, while the Super Heavy booster flipped around to fly tail-first and relit some of its engines in the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere to reverse course and boost itself back toward the Texas coastline.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The key factor here is whether the product meets our rigorous and definitive clean standard (detailed above) while offering exceptional and impressive results.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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As noted above, the $300 bonus offer is easily activated with a $5 bet on either game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The various roofs are blue and the topmost turret is gold.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This topic has recently risen to the topmost headlines due to a civil lawsuit that was filed against OpenAI, the AI maker of the widely popular ChatGPT and GPT-5, occurring on August 26, 2025 (the case of Matthew and Maria Raine versus OpenAI and Sam Altman).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Emerging from the darkness, visitors will encounter a character named Hair Sway on an overhead gangway.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ultra-short-throw projectors are a great fit for folks who like the idea of cinematic entertainment in their living rooms, but might not have the space for an overhead long-throw installation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Olson has emerged uplifted.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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Others might not care and will just proceed with the newly uplifted chatter.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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