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Recent Examples of onward
The Health Department did not fulfill requests for data breaking down the different types of dispatches CARE completed from December 2024 onward.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
As for cosmic weather this week, the planets align on June 28, igniting our adventurous spirits and libidos, eager to live life in the moment and sojourn onward!
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Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Senegal scored four unanswered goals from that point onward.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
She was then given to another family and essentially served as their housekeeper and caretaker from that point onward.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
As for cosmic weather this week, the planets align on June 28, igniting our adventurous spirits and libidos, eager to live life in the moment and sojourn onward!
—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Senegal scored four unanswered goals from that point onward.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
She was then given to another family and essentially served as their housekeeper and caretaker from that point onward.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
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With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Clark and Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner got locked up on a physical possession.
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
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While physical disc sales continue to decline, the Devil 2 release is fitting given that the original film’s popularity on DVD along with other ancillaries helped justify making a sequel after two decades.
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Mitchell and Hopkins, both forwards, would likely go in the second round if they’re drafted.
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In Andoni Iraola’s man-marking system, Senesi was front-footed and never afraid to follow centre-forwards all over the pitch, which is beneficial to counter pressing but can be manipulated by good teams.
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Litigation went back and forth between the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals over the matter.
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This is what differentiates it from the Ferraris, the Astons, and so forth.
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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