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Recent Examples of skyward
The deflection sent the ball skyward, with Chiefs safety Bryan Cook cradling it for what seemed like a game-ending interception.
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this case, that would probably mean funding the government and extending subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end and send health care premiums skyward.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As top-tier sports continue to flee pay-TV like so many panicky horses hoofing their way out of a burning stable, the WNBA is nosing around for oats among the haybales as the sparks fly skyward.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this case, that would probably mean funding the government and extending subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end and send health care premiums skyward.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As top-tier sports continue to flee pay-TV like so many panicky horses hoofing their way out of a burning stable, the WNBA is nosing around for oats among the haybales as the sparks fly skyward.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyward
upward
Adverb
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The starting price moved upwards over the years, broaching $50,000 by 1994, but the car was so impressive that the hikes didn’t handicap it; Lexus still moved more than 165,000 copies over the first gen’s five-year run.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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The curve shoots upward like a fever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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