: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Fischer said Ernst’s movement westward is rare for great white sharks in the Gulf.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
As the comet neared its closest approach, its direction of origin would have meant that its motion in the sky began to accelerate eastwards, not westwards, fast enough to begin to counter Earth's rotation in the opposite direction.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Yuengling started expanding its distribution westward through a joint venture with Molson Coors, most recently adding Illinois in early 2025, following expansions into Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma in 2023 and Texas in 2021.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Fischer said Ernst’s movement westward is rare for great white sharks in the Gulf.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
At the beginning of the Iron Age, Phoenicians set out westwards, searching for valuable natural resources to be brought back and traded in the urbanized world of the eastern Mediterranean.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
As the comet neared its closest approach, its direction of origin would have meant that its motion in the sky began to accelerate eastwards, not westwards, fast enough to begin to counter Earth's rotation in the opposite direction.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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: westward direction or part
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