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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
There was a dividing line at ’65 and everything onward was a prologue to the ’70s.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
What's Next Benefits paid by the Social Security Administration will rise for January onward.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Cleveland, meanwhile, is marching onward with its $440 million lakefront development plan, including a pedestrian bridge from downtown to the current stadium site.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
From the nineteen-thirties onward, clusters of artists were drawn there, paying bright and mischievous tribute to it in ink and paint.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
What's Next Benefits paid by the Social Security Administration will rise for January onward.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Cleveland, meanwhile, is marching onward with its $440 million lakefront development plan, including a pedestrian bridge from downtown to the current stadium site.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
From the nineteen-thirties onward, clusters of artists were drawn there, paying bright and mischievous tribute to it in ink and paint.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for onward
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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