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Recent Examples of upward
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In beauty, Chinese brands such as Chando, Proya and Maogepingalso continued their upward trajectory, outpacing many international names.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Let the Light In Lifting the eye upward is one of the best ways to make a room appear more spacious.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
But there are several factors that might derail this upward trajectory, analysts say.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In beauty, Chinese brands such as Chando, Proya and Maogepingalso continued their upward trajectory, outpacing many international names.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
An incoming coach or general manager would probably like the idea of a potentially quick turnaround with key pieces on defense to go along with an offense that should be trending upward.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Let the Light In Lifting the eye upward is one of the best ways to make a room appear more spacious.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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Gjoshe had suffered a deep wound to his upper arm and had to wait until Tuesday for surgery.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Banner, who currently works for the 33rd team, which is a football-centric media outlet, worked with McDaniel in Cleveland in 2014, and believes McDaniel belongs in the upper echelon of today’s offensive minds.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Just as Victor appeared to break open, Jackson leaped into the air, stretched his right arm skyward and pulled down a dazzling one-handed catch at the 3-yard line.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The uppermost floors host an executive and client facility.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dubhe is the uppermost star; Merak is below it.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In addition to the players mentioned above, Max Muncy is also getting up there in age for Los Angeles.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The topmost dial sets the shutter speed, and the flat rear dial is used for menu navigation and to scroll through pictures during playback.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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In China, the world’s topmost steelmaker, policy is murkier but capacity is huge.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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The stop itself has an overhead shelter and is at what would likely be considered the rear of the mall, near JCPenney.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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People who watch this film will leave feeling uplifted and motivated.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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When hundreds of companies each contribute in small, daily ways, entire schools get built, children are educated, forests are protected, and communities are uplifted.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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