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Recent Examples of upward
Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
That continued a general upward trend from the last five years.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The resulting competition to upgrade facilities has sent hospital fees spiraling upward.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
But expectations that the stimulus will worsen Japan’s budget deficit and massive debt load have been putting upward pressure on bond yields.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
That continued a general upward trend from the last five years.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Pollak had discovered the missing appendage at a Roman building yard in 1906, the actual arm not stiffly raising upward at a thirty degree angle, but rather falling backwards behind the figure.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The resulting competition to upgrade facilities has sent hospital fees spiraling upward.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The straps and upper material are stretchy and soft against the skin, while the supportive insoles will keep your feet amply supported.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In Sacramento, the downtown arena and surrounding entertainment district are enjoyable and energetic without overwhelming fans with an assault of sound and light, and the purple beam that ascends skyward when the Kings win is a nice hometown touch.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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As the Challenger blasted off and the shuttle launched skyward, McAuliffe had already achieved her goal.—
Harvey Young,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her record won’t be matched for some time, as the runners-up – Drake and Mariah Carey – are steady with their 24 placements inside the uppermost tier.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As noted above, perimenopause can create a wide range of changes in the body—because of this, they can often get misdiagnosed by a healthcare provider.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2026
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And as referenced above, the president tried to overturn the 2020 election.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The use of generative AI and LLMs for mental health advice is ranked as the topmost use of such AI currently on an across-the-board basis (see my assessment of the usage rankings at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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And the new MXene film was not only more flexible than ITO, but also increased brightness by almost an order of magnitude by making the contact between the topmost light-emitting organic layer and the film more efficient.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Preliminary investigation revealed a teal Nissan Altima was speeding south on I-35 near the highway split and failed to pick a lane, driving off the road and striking the concrete support for the overhead highway signs, DiMartino said.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
February 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian energy minister Denys Shmyal said the Russians had attacked the backbone of the country’s energy grid, including high voltage 750 kV and 330 kV overhead lines and two thermal power plants.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So, Minnesota gets uplifted for this.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Come connect, reflect, and leave uplifted—ready to turn up the volume on your dreams.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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