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Recent Examples of toward Cats in particular are becoming a more attractive growth opportunity as younger consumers gravitate toward lower-cost and lower-maintenance pets, Gutman said. Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026 But he was lifted in the fourth inning, forcing Kotsay toward the team’s struggling bullpen earlier than expected. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 With Urban Alchemy, SM Denim shows its experimental side with fabrics that have surface interest, color, texture and unique finishings geared toward fashion-forward brands. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for toward
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Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • The board voted 5-0 on June 16 to approve the project, which could add about 25,000 residents to a rural area along the Sacramento River in the Natomas basin west of the city of Sacramento.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • The man, identified by police as Joseph Gordon, is being held at the Parker County Jail on two counts of capital murder, according to the post.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Preposition
  • Why does Criston, then, decide not to tell Gwayne about his suicide mission for this long?
    Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Tell me about your memories of filming those scenes and if there’s one Long Table scene that sticks out most for you.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Preposition
  • Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • This puts the big conflict of the episode into a different sort of relief.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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“Toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toward. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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