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skyward

American  
[skahy-werd] / ˈskaɪ wərd /

adverb

  1. Also skywards. toward the sky.


adjective

  1. directed toward the sky.

skyward British  
/ ˈskaɪwəd /

adjective

  1. directed or moving towards the sky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. Also: skywards.  towards the sky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of skyward

First recorded in 1575–85; sky + -ward

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That gave the U.S. government a 10% stake—and sent Intel’s stock skyward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

So with Spielberg once again looking skyward, we decided to revisit the director’s long cinematic relationship with aliens, as figures of astonishment, terror, transcendence and, occasionally, giant crystal skulls from another dimension.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Thick clouds of red dust billow skyward as earthmovers cut roads through the Abujhmad hills of India's central Chhattisgarh state, the last holdout of a nearly 60-year insurgency that has cost 12,000 lives.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

“When stocks are blasting skyward, even the most steadfast can be sucked into the updraft. When they are cascading downward, keeping one’s cool is almost impossible.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 18, 2026

He stood on his hind legs and threw his head skyward, howling like the possessed monster they thought him to be.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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