upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
They cost upwards of $250.
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Her longest runs reached upwards of 40 miles.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Created by Christian Schneider, the character launched via a ringtone and music video that rapidly accumulated billions of views and was adapted into upwards of 45 languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Kim Richards was charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery in April 2015, according to Bravo, followed by another arrest, four months later, on suspicion of shoplifting upwards of $600 worth of items from Target.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Adding upwards of 50 over-the-air broadcasts to the NBA’s national TV slate expanded the league’s overall reach by more than 20 million homes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Created by Christian Schneider, the character launched via a ringtone and music video that rapidly accumulated billions of views and was adapted into upwards of 45 languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Kim Richards was charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery in April 2015, according to Bravo, followed by another arrest, four months later, on suspicion of shoplifting upwards of $600 worth of items from Target.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Adding upwards of 50 over-the-air broadcasts to the NBA’s national TV slate expanded the league’s overall reach by more than 20 million homes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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