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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Onward and upward By the end of its introductory episodes, Dispatch has successfully employed the traditional two-part pilot structure most sitcoms need to lay their groundwork.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Also called wild hyacinth or Atlantic camas, this adaptable perennial produces spikes of up to twenty pale blue, pink, or white blooms that open sequentially from the bottom upward.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
This upward trend tends to indicate that a player will take the field.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Onward and upward By the end of its introductory episodes, Dispatch has successfully employed the traditional two-part pilot structure most sitcoms need to lay their groundwork.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Endvick said in rural communities where people have to drive upwards to an hour away to get foods that are a little fresher, these farmers who accept SNAP can make a difference.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Also called wild hyacinth or Atlantic camas, this adaptable perennial produces spikes of up to twenty pale blue, pink, or white blooms that open sequentially from the bottom upward.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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Another similar video gave an even closer look at these green prosthetics, which the makeup artist applied on top of her upper lip, instantly giving Klum a witchy look.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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The newest in the collection have a studio layout with a lower-level living area and an upper-area bedroom, which then leads to a spacious bathroom with an outdoor shower.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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One of those walls, a massive glass awning-style window, lifts skyward to erase the boundary between indoors and out, revealing a sprawling terrace that feels suspended above the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fumes shot skyward, along with red clay dirt caught in the spewing gas, Charlotte Observer news parter WSOC reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 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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There was no sense of being above, no sense of anybody being below.—
Helen Mirren,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Instead of huddling around benches at bus stops with modest coverings above, the first Metro Express passengers waited at fully sheltered platforms at hangar-like BRT stations.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 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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People who slept in the brightest conditions — similar to having overhead bedroom lights on —had a 56% greater risk of developing heart failure.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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