upriver
adverb or adjective
up·riv·er
ˈəp-ˈri-vər 
: toward or at a point nearer the source of a river
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Interactive content by Flourish Two miles upriver from Casa Bonita, community members rallied together at Hunt Store to serve free meals for survivors and volunteers.
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Layla Ferris
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
As heavy rain triggered flash flood warnings along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country early Friday, the small unincorporated town of Comfort had something its neighbors upriver in Kerr County didn’t: wailing sirens urging residents to flee before the water could swallow them.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 8 July 2025
The more practical, short-term alternative is to modify the historic Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois, by adding several obstacles that together would block the carp from swimming farther upriver toward the Great Lakes.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Some jumped tarpon-like while others took us on sleigh rides of sorts, heading to the depths upriver in an attempt to free themselves from the tether of our lines and the modern world.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Layla Ferris
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
As heavy rain triggered flash flood warnings along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country early Friday, the small unincorporated town of Comfort had something its neighbors upriver in Kerr County didn’t: wailing sirens urging residents to flee before the water could swallow them.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 8 July 2025
The more practical, short-term alternative is to modify the historic Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois, by adding several obstacles that together would block the carp from swimming farther upriver toward the Great Lakes.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Some jumped tarpon-like while others took us on sleigh rides of sorts, heading to the depths upriver in an attempt to free themselves from the tether of our lines and the modern world.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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“Upriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upriver. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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upriver
adverb or adjective
up·riv·er
ˈəp-ˈriv-ər
: toward or at a point nearer the start of a river
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