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or sternwards
as in backwards
near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft
a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance
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Adverb
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Arizona will have to do so without Corbin Carroll, who is working his way back from injury, and get a tough series opener with Logan Webb taking the mound for the Giants.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025 -
Jessica Alba and her 17-year-old daughter Honor swung by Wimbledon on their way back from Venice, Italy, where the pair attended the Bezos-Sánchez wedding.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Loosely based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the film tells the tale of Benjamin Button, who is born with the appearance and strength of an elderly man and ultimately ages backward into infancy.—
Derek Scancarelli,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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The Brief June 26, 2025 Updates on Trump and Netanyahu, NATO, and more Play icon 06:02 Skip backward 15 seconds Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Skip forward 15 seconds TIME AI LogoPowered byScale logo Donald Trump loves to give nicknames.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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Also of note is the Dusk Bar, which sits aft on Deck 10 and is stocked with interesting spirits.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2024
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Bars and Restaurants The best seat in the house was aft, on the Lido deck, soaking up the Mediterranean sunshine with a flute of Champagne.—
Helen Iatrou,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2023
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“Sternward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sternward. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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