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Recent Examples of upward
Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Government attorneys requested an upward variance from Carruth's 0 to 6 months sentencing guidelines range to 18 months in prison to be followed by one year on supervised release.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean the move upward for yields is completely a positive sign for the equity market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
The inclusion of Sebastian Berhalter, meanwhile, continues his upward trajectory.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Government attorneys requested an upward variance from Carruth's 0 to 6 months sentencing guidelines range to 18 months in prison to be followed by one year on supervised release.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Adverb
That deficit, initially announced as $258 million last fall, has been revised upward this spring to nearly $350 million.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean the move upward for yields is completely a positive sign for the equity market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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At the upper levels — EPs and showrunners — 56.9% are white and 25.2% are BIPOC.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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If all goes according to plan, the rocket's upper stage, or ship, will travel halfway around the world from Starbase, reaching an altitude of more than 100 miles before reentering the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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The city of Alameda, Calif., halted an experiment to spray sea-salt particles skyward to make clouds more reflective.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Published May 13, 1997 A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people who were transfixed by the uncanny sight.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Most of the collections he’s placed on the roster have reached the uppermost region, with a total of 22 projects making it to the list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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This rise in molten material causes the lithosphere – where the planet’s crust and uppermost part of the mantle meet – to push upwards, resulting in land features similar to peaks and valleys.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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Also keep an eye on Amazon (or hit the follow button below) because the company often runs sudden flash sales like the one above.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Watch Atwell talk about her dogs farting on Cruise in the clip above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 May 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,
21 May 2025
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Once the overhead bins are full, gate agents start checking all remaining bags—and if your pillowcase raises any red flags, it could be taken and checked to your final destination.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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