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Recent Examples of upward
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The gimbal supports a straight down (-90-degree) to slightly up (20-degree) articulation, which is less upward tilt than the DJI Neo (60 degrees) or the Flip (35 degrees).
—PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean the move upward for yields is completely a positive sign for the equity market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
Following the company's impressive Q1 performance, META stock is showing upward momentum in after-hours trading.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The gimbal supports a straight down (-90-degree) to slightly up (20-degree) articulation, which is less upward tilt than the DJI Neo (60 degrees) or the Flip (35 degrees).
—PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
That deficit, initially announced as $258 million last fall, has been revised upward this spring to nearly $350 million.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean the move upward for yields is completely a positive sign for the equity market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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At the upper levels — EPs and showrunners — 56.9% are white and 25.2% are BIPOC.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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If all goes according to plan, the rocket's upper stage, or ship, will travel halfway around the world from Starbase, reaching an altitude of more than 100 miles before reentering the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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The city of Alameda, Calif., halted an experiment to spray sea-salt particles skyward to make clouds more reflective.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Published May 13, 1997 A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people who were transfixed by the uncanny sight.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Over the years, he’s placed a total of 48 tracks somewhere on the list, meaning nearly all of them have become top 10 smashes, with only a handful failing to rise into that uppermost region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Gently scrubbing the skin can help remove the uppermost layer and promote faster fading of tan lines.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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In partnership with Apple, AAA allows people with iPhone 14s and above to contact roadside assistance via satellite connection.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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As mentioned above, procurement professionals can consider engaging a GPO to help them with a number of tasks, such as operational efficiency, risk mitigation and compliance.—
M. Todd Abner,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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People will even be willing to switch back-and-forth between the topmost general-purpose AI and a particular best-in-class domain-specific AI that befits their needs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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Once the overhead bins are full, gate agents start checking all remaining bags—and if your pillowcase raises any red flags, it could be taken and checked to your final destination.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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