skyward

as in upward

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Recent Examples of skyward The year is 1896 and the women, who have recently formed a spiritualist collective called Da Fem (The Five), send a chorus of wishes skyward. Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024 Max generously offered me a Cuban Monte Cristo, and as the blue smoke floated skyward, the watches continued to make the rounds. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2024 The bird floats on blue-green waves, with its head craned skyward and its bright-red eyes taking in the appearance of a crescent moon. Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024 The conditions were so rough that the planes eventually pointed their noses back skyward despite having their wheels out. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skyward 

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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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