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Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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Because of its massive viewing, which has twice eclipsed that for Disney and other media giants according to Nielsen, the valuation for the former black sheep has continued moving skyward.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
On my first fire call, the wind picked up, and the flames licked skyward and singed my eyebrows down to almost nothing.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The rule is in place to remove any potential interference with the Green Bank Observatory’s seven telescopes pointed skyward.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Fantastic creatures The elusive creature pointed its long snout skyward, pausing a moment after eating some mealworms.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
On my first fire call, the wind picked up, and the flames licked skyward and singed my eyebrows down to almost nothing.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The rule is in place to remove any potential interference with the Green Bank Observatory’s seven telescopes pointed skyward.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Fantastic creatures The elusive creature pointed its long snout skyward, pausing a moment after eating some mealworms.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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skyward
adverb
sky·ward
ˈskī-wərd 
1
: toward the sky
gaze skyward
2
: to a higher level
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