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or sternwards
as in backwards
near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft
a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sternward
Adverb
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Finding gentle but firm ways of setting a boundary for your friendship will help preserve it, while giving you some of your time back.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025 -
Petty, and his crew at Petty’s Garage, spent the winter of 2013 taking his old Superbird back to bare metal and giving it a new coat of Alpine White paint and a new black roof made of vinyl.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Working backward from 2024 to 2021, he’s finished as WR20, WR27, WR30 and WR30, and his ADP was in the 50s ahead of each one of those seasons.—
Brandon Funston,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Hinge forward at your hips, pushing your buttocks backward toward the box.—
Laura Campedelli,
Verywell Health,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Also of note is the Dusk Bar, which sits aft on Deck 10 and is stocked with interesting spirits.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2024
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Bars and Restaurants The best seat in the house was aft, on the Lido deck, soaking up the Mediterranean sunshine with a flute of Champagne.—
Helen Iatrou,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2023
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“Sternward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sternward. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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