upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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According to the employer review site, top companies like Bain & Company, Roblox, and Amazon are offering internships that pay upwards of $9,000 per month this summer.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The bill eventually approved by lawmakers runs about $460 million a year after the first year, upwards of $35 million higher than Kelly’s ceiling.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Homes in the neighborhood, on the inland side of the 5 Freeway and near a golf course, are valued at upwards of $2 million on real estate websites.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2024
Barsotti says a public-health approach to firearm safety requires more engagement with the upwards of 30 percent of American adults who own a firearm.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
And then there’s international pressure and outrage over the way Israel has pursued a war that has seen upwards of 32,000 dead, more than a million people displaced and a manmade famine looming over Gaza.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Trump could need multiple bonding companies to team up and pool their efforts to cover a bond upwards of $450 million.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Single-day and weekend passes are available, fluctuating from a minimum of $15 and upwards of $150.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
Gunmen also destroyed administrative offices inside a 200,000-square-foot production building in the industrial park, which was slated to provide upwards of 15,000 jobs in Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The bill eventually approved by lawmakers runs about $460 million a year after the first year, upwards of $35 million higher than Kelly’s ceiling.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Homes in the neighborhood, on the inland side of the 5 Freeway and near a golf course, are valued at upwards of $2 million on real estate websites.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2024
Barsotti says a public-health approach to firearm safety requires more engagement with the upwards of 30 percent of American adults who own a firearm.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
And then there’s international pressure and outrage over the way Israel has pursued a war that has seen upwards of 32,000 dead, more than a million people displaced and a manmade famine looming over Gaza.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Trump could need multiple bonding companies to team up and pool their efforts to cover a bond upwards of $450 million.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Single-day and weekend passes are available, fluctuating from a minimum of $15 and upwards of $150.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
Gunmen also destroyed administrative offices inside a 200,000-square-foot production building in the industrial park, which was slated to provide upwards of 15,000 jobs in Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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