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Recent Examples of upwardly
The Lincolnshire club had been locked in a spiral of decline in recent times — going from the second-tier Championship to National League North in the space of 12 years, amid financial chaos — but are now upwardly mobile once more, having won promotion back to the National League last season.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwardly
Adverb
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Turning the crank handle on the right-hand side of the set launches the rocket upwards, with the booster rockets splitting off not long after take-off.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Getting into the targa version means opening the door and then swinging the top hatch upward.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Over the last five years, acquisitions with a value of less than $2 billion represented 38% of total consumer products deals, up from 16% in the period from 2014 to 2019, the firm said.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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