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Recent Examples of upwardly
The Lincolnshire club had been locked in a spiral of decline in recent times — going from the second-tier Championship to National League North in the space of 12 years, amid financial chaos — but are now upwardly mobile once more, having won promotion back to the National League last season.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwardly
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Little bursts of dub delay flare without warning, kicking up dust devils; every now and then, the telltale sweep of the pitch-bend wheel flicks upward like a fast-rising tide and then, after a minute or two, falls back into place.—
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Outdoors in nature, plants grow uniformly upwards towards the sun.—
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The average salary in 2026 would be more than $530,000, up from its current $120,000, and grow to more than $770,000 over the life of the agreement.—
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Although Uber doesn't have data posted specifically on attacks against drivers, their latest data regarding assault deaths shows violence is up 96%.—
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“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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