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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Still, the underwhelmed response to ChatGPT-5, Sam Altman's AI-bubble comments , worry over the crowding out of other capital spending by data centers, the upward pressure on electricity prices and the noise around NVDA sales to China are all legitimate tests of conviction for AI believers.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
The New Normal Of Catastrophe Costs Verisk’s analysis shows why the curve keeps bending upward.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Their running game was weak last season, but starting running back Chase Brown could still be on an upward trajectory after dramatically improving his production.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Still, the underwhelmed response to ChatGPT-5, Sam Altman's AI-bubble comments , worry over the crowding out of other capital spending by data centers, the upward pressure on electricity prices and the noise around NVDA sales to China are all legitimate tests of conviction for AI believers.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
Local inventory has been trending upward, with July data showing a 20% year-over-year increase in available homes across all categories.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
The New Normal Of Catastrophe Costs Verisk’s analysis shows why the curve keeps bending upward.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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The cooling trend will continue through the weekend with highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s by Monday.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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As of Friday morning, the air quality was on the upper edge of moderate.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Finally, flying belly-forward with its nose pointed skyward, Starship plunged back into the atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Glass-and-steel towers stretch skyward, rising above the surrounding rainforest and the Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Twenty One Pilots stalled just outside that region on all three lists, but the single did break into the uppermost area on both airplay rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Starship ignited six of its own Raptor engines to continue powering itself into space, while the Super Heavy booster flipped around to fly tail-first and relit some of its engines in the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere to reverse course and boost itself back toward the Texas coastline.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That means the state could lift the mandate for the four vaccines listed above as soon as December.—
Michelle Marchante
September 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Like the trees above, dusty miller’s sparkle shines through its foliage, not its blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The various roofs are blue and the topmost turret is gold.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This topic has recently risen to the topmost headlines due to a civil lawsuit that was filed against OpenAI, the AI maker of the widely popular ChatGPT and GPT-5, occurring on August 26, 2025 (the case of Matthew and Maria Raine versus OpenAI and Sam Altman).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lithium batteries in overhead bins or carry-on bags can be hard to monitor, potentially delaying fire detection.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The overhead video showed a fast-moving object moving in a straight line above the waves in the waters off the coast of Yemen and captured what Burlison said was a Hellfire missile fired by another Reaper drone that appeared to strike the object.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Olson has emerged uplifted.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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Others might not care and will just proceed with the newly uplifted chatter.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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