upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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Newark has experienced disruptions since April 28, when air traffic controllers at Philadelphia's TRACON reportedly lost contact and couldn't properly guide planes for upwards of 30 seconds, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
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Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
These days, brokers say that any Carroll Gardens townhouse under $5 million is mobbed, while renovated single-family ones are trading for upwards of $7 million, sometimes without ever being publicly listed.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
And a 2020 survey by Pew found that upwards of 80% of American Jews own a Hanukkah menorah.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
In July 2024, NBCU announced a media-rights deal with the NBA, which the media company is believed to be spending upwards of $2.4 billion per year over the 11-year period.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2025
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Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
These days, brokers say that any Carroll Gardens townhouse under $5 million is mobbed, while renovated single-family ones are trading for upwards of $7 million, sometimes without ever being publicly listed.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
And a 2020 survey by Pew found that upwards of 80% of American Jews own a Hanukkah menorah.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
In July 2024, NBCU announced a media-rights deal with the NBA, which the media company is believed to be spending upwards of $2.4 billion per year over the 11-year period.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2025
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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