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heavenwards

British  
/ ˈhɛvənwədz /

adverb

  1. towards heaven or 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

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It’s not – cue wry remark, halo, eyebrow, now trademark look heavenwards – but it is for the show.

From The Guardian ● May 24, 2017

As we head east on I-70, ascending heavenwards with every mile, Patrick tells me of his writerly ambitions, and we swap war stories from the trenches of the inkwells.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2017

Mists rolled away, snowy peaks, never before scaled by human foot, of the very existence of which one never dreamt, stretched themselves heavenwards.

From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2013

Witness how players cross themselves and point heavenwards, or put their hands together and pray to the referee to avoid being booked or sent off.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2012

But let the tiniest spark fly out and a flashing flame will immediately rise heavenwards to dazzle the universe.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet

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