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Recent Examples of onward
Faced with way-too-high gym rates and struggling to pay rent, Brittany presses onward in her training and hopes to get by with a little help from friends.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Canada trailed Finland 2-0 for much of today's semifinal game, but from midway through the second period onward, Canada scored three unanswered goals to win this game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Footage from the site shows sewage erupting out of the ground into a typically dry part of the nearby canal and then onward into the Potomac.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Upon inspection, the train continued onward, undamaged, sources said.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Canada trailed Finland 2-0 for much of today's semifinal game, but from midway through the second period onward, Canada scored three unanswered goals to win this game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Footage from the site shows sewage erupting out of the ground into a typically dry part of the nearby canal and then onward into the Potomac.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Upon inspection, the train continued onward, undamaged, sources said.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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Aries March 21 – April 19 Small shifts carry big momentum forward.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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March 21 – April 19 Small shifts carry big momentum forward.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Construction is rolling along at the site near the Colbern Road-Douglas Street intersection off Interstate 470, and Crown Veterinary Services became the first business to open in the development in January.—
Nathan Pilling
March 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Follow along as the AP tabulates votes and calls races.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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While this may be more related to structural issues and a tactical acceptance of opposition forwards taking shots from low-xG positions, Spurs habitually conceding the same type of goal is an ongoing concern.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Boston-area natives on the Sharks’ roster are forwards Will Smith, Collin Graf, and Adam Gaudette.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In the South, though, our yo-yo-ing weather might give way to a sense of false spring, encouraging these little seeds to burst forth before the time is right—or not at all.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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More recently, other options have come forth to solve the sell-buy conundrum.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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