upriver
adverb or adjective
up·riv·er
ˈəp-ˈri-vər 
: toward or at a point nearer the source of a river
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The piece impressed John Hay, Lincoln’s former secretary and a future Secretary of State, who was reared just upriver from Hannibal.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The species has also been known to travel several miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, TPWD reports.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024
At the end of Outer Banks Season 3, Ward, Big John, and the Pogues journey upriver toward El Tesoro.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Maryland Department of the Environment spokesperson Jay Apperson said Wednesday that the samples were taken upriver and downstream of the crash site, and that these are the first results.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The species has also been known to travel several miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, TPWD reports.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024
At the end of Outer Banks Season 3, Ward, Big John, and the Pogues journey upriver toward El Tesoro.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Maryland Department of the Environment spokesperson Jay Apperson said Wednesday that the samples were taken upriver and downstream of the crash site, and that these are the first results.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Upriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upriver. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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upriver
adverb or adjective
up·riv·er
ˈəp-ˈriv-ər
: toward or at a point nearer the start of a river
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