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also onwards
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as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
work on the project has been continuing onward at a steady pace
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Recent Examples of onward
Neither is the notion of women fighting over resources and opportunities; the femmes fatale of classic Hollywood noir were all about this, from All About Eve onward.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Udogie was restored to first-choice left-back from the quarter-final tie against Eintracht Frankfurt onwards.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Cook had been defiant about continuing onward at the Fed.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The whole show is a confrontation, from the fruit basket onwards.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Udogie was restored to first-choice left-back from the quarter-final tie against Eintracht Frankfurt onwards.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Cook had been defiant about continuing onward at the Fed.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The whole show is a confrontation, from the fruit basket onwards.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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But since that meeting, during which allies expressed optimism of a path forward on security guarantees, no progress has materialized.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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That could mean fewer H-2A investigations moving forward.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Presumably, the idea was to pepper these in between The Batman movies, but this whole universe has not exactly been moving along quickly.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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To make for a more energy efficient and less nerve-racking exodus experience, once the line grows large enough, pulsing begins, wherein vehicles move in packs rather than lurch along at 5 mph.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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