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also onwards
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as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
work on the project has been continuing onward at a steady pace
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Recent Examples of onward
The cucumbers were sold from April 29 onward, sometimes unlabeled, so when in doubt, throw them out.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The Kremlin deemed such a display unacceptable in wartime and began asserting its right to intrude into private life—something even the late Soviet Union, from the 1960s onward, generally avoided.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Too easy an out, when predicting third place and onward, that a glut of candidates exists and none is a clear favorite?
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But the survivors are enough to keep the population charging onward.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The Kremlin deemed such a display unacceptable in wartime and began asserting its right to intrude into private life—something even the late Soviet Union, from the 1960s onward, generally avoided.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Too easy an out, when predicting third place and onward, that a glut of candidates exists and none is a clear favorite?
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But the survivors are enough to keep the population charging onward.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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As data flows through those individual layers, each miner processes their portion and passes the output forward.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In an effort to fight property crime, Democrat Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas put forward a $1 million proposal in January to increase off-duty law enforcement presence in areas of the city with higher crime, according to KMBC.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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The push-pull of the protagonists’ bond keeps the film humming along, both in ludicrous and heartfelt moments.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Despite a slight slump in sales of luxury watches at retail and amid threats of tariffs on Swiss imports to the U.S., auction sales are humming along, with several high-value pieces and a few surprises coming up for auction in New York in early June.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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