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Recent Examples of upward
David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Advertisement But the upward trend was a good sign for the Measure A campaign, DiCamillo said.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Sarah Kollat, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Their lives are more stable than people engaged in the almost always losing battle of trying to hold on to an apartment in a town where rent is often upward of $4,000 a month and constantly rising.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the 2020 election, U.S. stocks rose immediately after Election Day and continued their upward climb even after Trump contested the results.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Advertisement But the upward trend was a good sign for the Measure A campaign, DiCamillo said.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Halloween attractions company America Haunts estimates that Americans spend upward of US$500 million annually on haunted house entrance fees simply for the privilege of being frightened.
—Sarah Kollat, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Their lives are more stable than people engaged in the almost always losing battle of trying to hold on to an apartment in a town where rent is often upward of $4,000 a month and constantly rising.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Plus, the upper is stitched directly onto the plate, eliminating the need for a strobel board.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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After the episode aired on July 17, the TikToker (and an avid astrology believer) tells PEOPLE that fans were quick to look skyward to reason why the duo had such a natural rapport.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Silver State has one of the nation’s highest unemployment rate at 5.6 percent, housing costs are rocketing skyward, and groceries are among the priciest in the nation.Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 29 Oct. 2024
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The One Direction singer has collected five smashes that have landed inside the uppermost region on the sales list, and one more on the downloads roster.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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But tariffs are the issue uppermost on the minds of executives outside the US, as these are in the purview of the President, while any changes in tax policy require the approval of Congress.Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
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That beauty adorns a much more capable drive than the Seagate models mentioned above.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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There’s a new promo picture going around showing a Dusty Milligan with facial hair (see: above) — and listen, not to besmirch his infinity-pool jawline, but the dude looks so much better with that scruff.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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And both films might have a shot at winning Academy Awards — a rare prospect for a country that produces more than 1,000 movies a year but has found the topmost industry honors hard to come by.Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Heat from the impact boiled off the topmost layer of the ocean while also heating the atmosphere.Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Taurus will rise in the eastern sky around sunset, and will be overhead from about midnight onwards, which is when viewing will be most ideal.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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When power is overhead, a line is brought down to the Voltpost, again, without the need to dig a trench for an additional power line.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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