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From the 2000s onward, Yamada ventured into new territory with period films such as The Twilight Samurai (2002), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars; and The Hidden Blade (2004), which played in competition at Berlin International Film Festival.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Aouli says this generational shift away full-bodied, rich, and higher-alcohol wines has been most noticeable in the past 12 to 18 months—and the softening in demand for Bordeaux is most noticeable with vintages from 2010 onwards.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Storage space for a Ford truck key fob, which should fit any F-150 from model year 2018 onward.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2025
This new 27-mile route will run through Armenia’s southern Syunik province, connecting Azerbaijan with its exclave Nakhichevan, and from there, onward to Turkey.
—Narek Mkrtchyan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Aouli says this generational shift away full-bodied, rich, and higher-alcohol wines has been most noticeable in the past 12 to 18 months—and the softening in demand for Bordeaux is most noticeable with vintages from 2010 onwards.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Storage space for a Ford truck key fob, which should fit any F-150 from model year 2018 onward.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2025
This new 27-mile route will run through Armenia’s southern Syunik province, connecting Azerbaijan with its exclave Nakhichevan, and from there, onward to Turkey.
—Narek Mkrtchyan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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Expect to continue hearing rumors about Swinney moving forward this season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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During the end of the latter track, Lauper encouraged audience members to sing along and brought Salt-n-Pepa onstage to join in.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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Follow along as Diller and Chen chronicle their day.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Leaving forwards Jenner and Clark at home allowed Canada to give consistent shifts to Olympic hopefuls like Kraemer, Miller, Julia Gosling and Jennifer Gardiner.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Moneo will work closely with Goodridge and head of development Catriona Renton on the company’s slate while steering the creative path for Good Chaos going forwards.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of the industrial revolution, the big bosses considered women inferior to their male counterparts (weaker, more emotional, less reliable, and so forth).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Defensive end Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals, the league's reigning sack champion, has been back and forth from the trade block since the preseason.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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