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Recent Examples of skyward
As a result, the United States is importing more of the fruit, but tariffs on orange growers could be helping to push costs skyward.
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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
Nine of the company’s Archimedes engines, fueled by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, will power the first stage skyward.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Later in the performance, a twisting motion of Thomas’ arm sent 28-year-old Malibu swimming to the center of the pool to shoot skyward, spinning like a corkscrew.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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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
Nine of the company’s Archimedes engines, fueled by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, will power the first stage skyward.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Later in the performance, a twisting motion of Thomas’ arm sent 28-year-old Malibu swimming to the center of the pool to shoot skyward, spinning like a corkscrew.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyward
upward
Adverb
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For one, Richmond said the games are a tourism driver, attracting upward of 30,000 visitors to Dublin each August.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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So while Domi’s stock is trending upwards for now, the first few games of the regular season could lead to a change.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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