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Recent Examples of skyward
Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
We’re headed uptown and skyward and forward.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
As a result, the United States is importing more of the fruit, but tariffs on orange growers could be helping to push costs skyward.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
To allow the plane to quickly turn skyward without scraping its underside, its back end will sweep away from the ground at a sharp angle.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
We’re headed uptown and skyward and forward.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
As a result, the United States is importing more of the fruit, but tariffs on orange growers could be helping to push costs skyward.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
To allow the plane to quickly turn skyward without scraping its underside, its back end will sweep away from the ground at a sharp angle.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyward
upward
Adverb
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The telescopic lamp pole flips upward, and the three legs slide down around their own pole and click into open tripod position.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
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The extra comfort would need to be retained for the pricier tickets in Club Level upwards.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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