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Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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In the last several years, researchers have discovered that living beings contribute more to Earth’s clouds than expected thanks to gases from plants and plankton, and sea spray that propels microorganisms and proteins skyward.
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Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
The probe was one of a pair of Venus atmospheric landers hurled skyward during their respective go-to-Venus launch windows.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2025
With a massive blast and shockwave that rattled Pompa’s tower, the engines pushed the rocket skyward.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
The probe was one of a pair of Venus atmospheric landers hurled skyward during their respective go-to-Venus launch windows.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2025
With a massive blast and shockwave that rattled Pompa’s tower, the engines pushed the rocket skyward.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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