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Recent Examples of upward
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Officials attributed the upward revision to stronger-than-expected growth in manufacturing output and exports.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
But the lessons of history tell us that the trend for America has always been upward — even through times of war and recession and inflation and political change.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Adjective
Pierce Rossum, the authority’s rate and debt manager, said the upward pressure on rates would be similar to when Rainbow and Fallbrook left the water authority in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Officials attributed the upward revision to stronger-than-expected growth in manufacturing output and exports.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Adverb
That will put upward pricing pressure on retailers and facilitate price increases.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
But the lessons of history tell us that the trend for America has always been upward — even through times of war and recession and inflation and political change.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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Testing something new meant undergoing an upper endoscopy, an invasive and uncomfortable process that made trying foods feel more like a chore than a pleasure.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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In New York City, summer’s balmy days and breezy nights leave city dwellers eagerly gazing skyward.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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About two-thirds of the way through, the siblings paused dramatically, reached skyward, then belted out the chorus a tone higher.—
Miriam Quick,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Morgan Wallen Scores Trio of Top 10s Among Wallen’s 32 wins on the Hot 100 this frame is a trio of top 10s, which sit side-by-side within the uppermost tier.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Most of the collections he’s placed on the roster have reached the uppermost region, with a total of 22 projects making it to the list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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None of the steps above require months of planning.—
David Villa,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Water deeply early in the day and avoid overhead watering to allow foliage to dry before nightfall to minimize fungal diseases.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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