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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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Markets have already reacted to the administration’s plans to start selling upward of 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, including supplies that built up in storage amid the US naval blockade.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Use a broom to whisk away snow by sweeping upward, toward the tree’s trunk.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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 12 Jan. 2026.
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