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also onwards
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as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
work on the project has been continuing onward at a steady pace
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Recent Examples of onward
From 1983 onward, U.K. tax authorities have been obliged to consider whether a sweet was normally eaten straight out of the package using fingers, or by other means like a fork, skewer, or tongs.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The area is home to at least 15 Iron Age ring forts—circular, fortified settlements built up from the fourth century onward.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t mean that pushing onward to see what’s around the next corner or over the next ridge is always the right choice, though.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
You are taken to your Google account, where you may be asked to sign in again for security reasons, and onward to the dark web monitoring service listings page.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The area is home to at least 15 Iron Age ring forts—circular, fortified settlements built up from the fourth century onward.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t mean that pushing onward to see what’s around the next corner or over the next ridge is always the right choice, though.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
You are taken to your Google account, where you may be asked to sign in again for security reasons, and onward to the dark web monitoring service listings page.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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There may be an opportunity to move things forward at this time, such as deciding to move, sign a fresh lease or make a change to your living environment.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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For more than an hour on Saturday, Maresca’s team did not allow Everton to fight them to a standstill and, helped greatly by the return of Romeo Lavia, passed forward quickly whenever a chance to do so presented itself.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Rip currents can sweep a swimmer along as if they are caught on a treadmill.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Construction has quickly moved along as Boise State builds a new north end zone stand that’ll add approximately 1,600 seats to Albertsons Stadium.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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