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Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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Suryavanshi’s teammates were ecstatic too, lifting their arms skyward, clapping with huge smiles while some high-fived in appreciation of the young batter.
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David Close, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
After the teams traded scoreless 10th innings and Royals lefty Daniel Lynch pitched a perfect 11th, Fermin won it in the bottom of the frame, lining an RBI single to center before chucking his helmet skyward on his way to first.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
The overnight strike on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and turned tanker trucks into burning wrecks.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
After their safe landing, Perry could be seen lifting a daisy skyward — a nod to her daughter — and then promptly kissing the dirt.
—EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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David Close, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
After the teams traded scoreless 10th innings and Royals lefty Daniel Lynch pitched a perfect 11th, Fermin won it in the bottom of the frame, lining an RBI single to center before chucking his helmet skyward on his way to first.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
The overnight strike on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and turned tanker trucks into burning wrecks.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
After their safe landing, Perry could be seen lifting a daisy skyward — a nod to her daughter — and then promptly kissing the dirt.
—EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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skyward
adverb
sky·ward
ˈskī-wərd 
1
: toward the sky
gaze skyward
2
: to a higher level
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