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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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Most UTIs begin when bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract enter the urethra and travel upward into the bladder.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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So, if the stock market is warped in a way that has driven stocks consistently upward, who cares?—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Markets in Europe are also up across the board in early trading, with Germany’s DAX, France’s CAC 40 and Spain’s IBEX 35 all up by more than 1%.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is a woman who, on her way up from humble roots, got herself a breast augmentation without anesthetic to save the money.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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