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Recent Examples of toward After pointing for several seconds, Bridges believed Towns wasn’t going to step out toward the Porziņġis screen. James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Despite the setbacks, Kelce has continued to exercise and work toward his health goals. Caroline Blair, People.com, 15 May 2025 Easter eggs in spring, pastel pumpkins and cartoonish scarecrows in fall, Santas and twinkling lights and faux-snowy trees toward the end of the year. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 Even with a rebound in orders toward the end of 2024, Boeing’s gross orders were just 569 for all of last year, down a stunning 60% from 2023. Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for toward
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Preposition
  • The tragedy is still under investigation but concerns have been raised regarding congested airspace and understaffed air traffic control facilities at Reagan National.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Critics of the deal have cited concerns about the intentions of Nippon Steel regarding continuing domestic production, particularly in blast furnaces.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Preposition
  • The Gophers men’s basketball program picked up an in-state commitment as its first pledge in the 2026 class on Saturday.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
  • More information on rabies is available on the county’s website, sandiegocounty.gov.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Preposition
  • At his first major since winning the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, McIlroy didn’t make birdie over his last 12 holes and had nothing to say about that after a 3-over 74 sent him straight to the range.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 801-585-2677.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 May 2025

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“Toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toward. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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