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Recent Examples of onward
Loro Piana also set up a dedicated exhibition space at the Rossana Orlandi Gallery featuring winning projects from 2016 onward to showcase the contest’s evolution and the brand’s growing investment in the award.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
For those with more time, the ship continues onward to New York, as Crystal Symphony prepares for a fall foliage season in New England and Canada.
—Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Spanish health authorities had vowed, in order to reassure locals, that anyone coming off the ship would only encounter the military or health personnel gathered here to take them onwards to their flights home.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
In their home countries, many will be taken onward to isolation facilities.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
For those with more time, the ship continues onward to New York, as Crystal Symphony prepares for a fall foliage season in New England and Canada.
—Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Spanish health authorities had vowed, in order to reassure locals, that anyone coming off the ship would only encounter the military or health personnel gathered here to take them onwards to their flights home.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
In their home countries, many will be taken onward to isolation facilities.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
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Both teams were shorthanded, as Indiana star Aliyah Boston missed her first WNBA game due to a lower right leg injury, and Storm forward and leading scorer Dominique Malonga missed her first game this season due to a concussion.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Some are friends who stood beside me through the AIDS crisis, others are carrying the torch forward with the new generation.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Stark, having been elected governor and already well along in his fateful descent from an idealistic man of the people to an entirely corrupt megalomaniac, is on the way to visit his childhood home.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Follow along for more coverage from the three-day event as the leading founders of today offer insights on growth and innovation.—
Nikara Johns,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Both forwards scored Wednesday, and both enhanced the opportunities of several teammates.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In the second half of the man advantage, the Ducks sent out forwards Alex Killorn, Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke and Mason McTavish, along with defenseman Jackson LaCombe.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Our insiders — all of whom are official voters — brought forth nine names of strong candidates for future two-timers.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Finally, the commission put forth 40 recommendations in the report to improve security networks at museums, heighten safety standards, and rework leadership structures.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 May 2026
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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