upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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The per-pound price costs about $90, meaning that a bone-in cut could shoot upwards of $750.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There are upwards of a billion smartphones that are running outdated operating systems that no longer receive security updates.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee and Waukesha counties jointly saw upwards of 1,000 lightning flashes per hour between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to Milwaukee/Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Denny Van Cleve.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Nvidia could earn upwards of $5 billion, estimates Morgan Stanley, if the restrictions were lifted.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There are upwards of a billion smartphones that are running outdated operating systems that no longer receive security updates.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee and Waukesha counties jointly saw upwards of 1,000 lightning flashes per hour between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to Milwaukee/Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Denny Van Cleve.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Nvidia could earn upwards of $5 billion, estimates Morgan Stanley, if the restrictions were lifted.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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