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Recent Examples of upward
Kevin Utz, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Notably, 2023 experienced a surge to 272 IPOs, indicating a strong upward trend in the market.
—Natalie Breymeyer, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But such cuts would also push upward on inflation, which has been sticking above the Fed’s 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Mizzou athletic director Laird Veatch emphasized seizing the moment given the upward trajectory of women’s basketball.
—Kevin Utz, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Notably, 2023 experienced a surge to 272 IPOs, indicating a strong upward trend in the market.
—Natalie Breymeyer, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Selling when your industry is trending upward can add significant value.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But such cuts would also push upward on inflation, which has been sticking above the Fed’s 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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The serving size of 1 ounce exceeds the tolerable upper limit (UL) of selenium (the highest amount unlikely to pose a health risk).—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Symptoms of aortic dissection include sudden and severe chest or upper back pain, stomach pain, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, leg pain, difficulty walking and more.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Its lower levels contain the hotel and the Kings’ executive offices, with the uppermost levels reserved for the residences.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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At this point, more than half of his solo entries have made it into the uppermost region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The size options remain the same: 43 inches, 55 inches and the 65-incher mentioned above.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Watch Jost call out the SNL episode in the full Weekend Update segment above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Far above, and many miles away, a thin strip of white cloaked the topmost pinnacles of Mogollon Baldy — all that remained of the season’s first snow.—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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Just five months earlier, Gaber, an animal chiropractor, had run her hands along Bear’s fur, adjusting the animal’s atlas vertebrae, the topmost vertebrae in the cervical spine.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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