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Recent Examples of skyward
Steamboat Geyser, which shoots water 300 feet skyward—higher than from any geyser on earth—oftentimes steals the show at Norris Basin in Yellowstone National Park.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Gazing skyward without fear The March 3rd blood moon offers an opportunity to appreciate both astronomy and storytelling.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Two cars teetered at the jagged edge, their noses tipped skyward, almost frozen in the instant before a plunge.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Meyers Taylor’s two young sons, Noah and Nico, watched her leap into the air, throw her fists skyward, wave the American flag, then fall to her knees and start to cry.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Gazing skyward without fear The March 3rd blood moon offers an opportunity to appreciate both astronomy and storytelling.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Two cars teetered at the jagged edge, their noses tipped skyward, almost frozen in the instant before a plunge.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Meyers Taylor’s two young sons, Noah and Nico, watched her leap into the air, throw her fists skyward, wave the American flag, then fall to her knees and start to cry.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyward
upward
Adverb
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Information flows upward through layers of reporting, and directives flow downward through chains of command.—
Lawrence Rosenberg,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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