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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
In addition to law-and-order and national security concerns, the Trump team has pushed immigration controls as a way to keep the labor market tight enough to exert upward pressure on working-class wages.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Its latest World Oil Outlook revised global oil demand forecasts upward through 2050, with growth driven by demographics, urbanization, and economic development, particularly in the Global South.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
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After putting together an impressive first season in the NFL, some expect Tracy to remain on an upward trajectory in 2025.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
In addition to law-and-order and national security concerns, the Trump team has pushed immigration controls as a way to keep the labor market tight enough to exert upward pressure on working-class wages.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Adverb
The green and orange are pulled upward into the birds of paradise.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Its latest World Oil Outlook revised global oil demand forecasts upward through 2050, with growth driven by demographics, urbanization, and economic development, particularly in the Global South.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
Adjective
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The surprise success piles pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which after Sunday’s elections has now lost its majority in both the lower and upper houses.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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What To Know The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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The ship’s forward artillery turrets remain pointing skyward, which proved to be the wrong direction, historians say.—
Mark Price
Updated July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Fred turned his gaze from skyward to sideways, taking Lily in with those emerald eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Stewart returns to the uppermost region on the most competitive list of the most consumed full-lengths in the country, as Ultimate Hits opens at No. 5 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Back in November 2023, Danse Macabre launched and immediately reached the uppermost tier.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adverb
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As explained in more detail above, this is not the case in the UK.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Watch a trailer: Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The good news is that the unaffected upper levels of the multistory theater reopened for screenings the next day, which means the massive Imax auditorium on the topmost floor was thankfully spared.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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Solving world hunger and other topmost global issues would seem suitable to tackle (for my analysis of using existing AI to attend to the United Nations SDGs aka sustainable development goals, see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 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,
21 July 2025
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This hard-shell set is lightweight, meets TSA regulations, and fits perfectly in most overhead bins, even on smaller planes.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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