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Recent Examples of upward
Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
In addition to law-and-order and national security concerns, the Trump team has pushed immigration controls as a way to keep the labor market tight enough to exert upward pressure on working-class wages.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Initially measured at magnitude 8.0, the quake was later revised upward to 8.8 by the U.S. Geological Survey, placing it among the most powerful seismic events in modern history.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Adjective
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After putting together an impressive first season in the NFL, some expect Tracy to remain on an upward trajectory in 2025.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
In addition to law-and-order and national security concerns, the Trump team has pushed immigration controls as a way to keep the labor market tight enough to exert upward pressure on working-class wages.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Adverb
After the collapse, inspectors found upward of 700 violations and condemned all 15 walkways on the property.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Initially measured at magnitude 8.0, the quake was later revised upward to 8.8 by the U.S. Geological Survey, placing it among the most powerful seismic events in modern history.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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The rooms vary in size, ranging from just under 200 square feet for the Village Cosy to 775 square feet for the gorgeous two-story Mountain Loft with a bedroom and a living room on the lower level and another bedroom in the eaves on the upper level.—
Becky Sunshine,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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Hurricanes will not form when the upper level winds are too strong.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The company Gilmour Space notched that milestone today (July 29), sending its first Eris rocket skyward from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in coastal Queensland around 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 GMT; 8:35 a.m.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 July 2025
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The Awe of the Cosmos That same sense of reverence is drawing more visionaries skyward.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Lake Buchanan, the uppermost reservoir among the Highland Lakes, has risen 20 feet since July 1 and is now 100% full, up from 61% last month.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
16 July 2025
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Stewart returns to the uppermost region on the most competitive list of the most consumed full-lengths in the country, as Ultimate Hits opens at No. 5 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adverb
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See Lohan reunite with Parent Trap stars Walter and Hendrix at the sequel premiere above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Watch a trailer: Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The good news is that the unaffected upper levels of the multistory theater reopened for screenings the next day, which means the massive Imax auditorium on the topmost floor was thankfully spared.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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Solving world hunger and other topmost global issues would seem suitable to tackle (for my analysis of using existing AI to attend to the United Nations SDGs aka sustainable development goals, see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My dilemma is how to handle co-passengers who are unable to lift their bags into the overhead bin, many of whom then look at me expectantly.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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