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Recent Examples of upward
Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In 2008, the year after the fund was established, cigarette tax revenues topped $9 million annually and were on an upward trajectory.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
While the fertility rate last year bucked the trend, ticking upward to 1.2 births per woman from 1.0 in 2023, this was still well below the replacement rate of 2.1.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Adjective
Therefore, a very small allocation in crypto could potentially boost your retirement savings if the upward trajectory continues.
—Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In 2008, the year after the fund was established, cigarette tax revenues topped $9 million annually and were on an upward trajectory.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adverb
By contrast, YouGov’s polling shows Trump’s unfavorables have swung upward by just 2 points in the same window.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
While the fertility rate last year bucked the trend, ticking upward to 1.2 births per woman from 1.0 in 2023, this was still well below the replacement rate of 2.1.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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Now legacy media look like minnows compared with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, all of whom will be at Sun Valley, rocking their sweater vests and enjoying the view from the upper echelons of power.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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Your feet are sandwiched between pillowy soles and a breathable mesh upper that keeps the air flowing to prevent sweating and blisters.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Fred turned his gaze from skyward to sideways, taking Lily in with those emerald eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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The career is headed skyward, but Wichita, or, this week, Fayetteville, Ark., is where his cleats are, and where his mind is, right?.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Stewart returns to the uppermost region on the most competitive list of the most consumed full-lengths in the country, as Ultimate Hits opens at No. 5 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Back in November 2023, Danse Macabre launched and immediately reached the uppermost tier.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adverb
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This way, the artificial glow doesn't drown out the colorful hues up above.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Here's a selection of some of our favorites, past favorites, or just alternatives to our picks above.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The good news is that the unaffected upper levels of the multistory theater reopened for screenings the next day, which means the massive Imax auditorium on the topmost floor was thankfully spared.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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Solving world hunger and other topmost global issues would seem suitable to tackle (for my analysis of using existing AI to attend to the United Nations SDGs aka sustainable development goals, see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 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 July 2025
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This hard-shell set is lightweight, meets TSA regulations, and fits perfectly in most overhead bins, even on smaller planes.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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