variants
or less commonly onwards
ˈȯn-wərdz 
ˈän-
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
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Examples of onward in a Sentence
Adverb
They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert
Recent Examples on the Web
Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
And now Broadway is jammed with musicals using pop, rock, and R&B hits from the Fifties onward.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
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Adverb
From that point onward, Rat has been focused almost entirely on live sound production, starting his Reliable Audio Technology firm when still a teenager.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
And now Broadway is jammed with musicals using pop, rock, and R&B hits from the Fifties onward.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for onward
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onward. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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