upward
adverb
toward a higher place or position.
upwardly
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a word derived from
upward.
Example Sentences
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The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 200,000 in the week through Nov. 7, 9,000 higher than the upwardly revised 191,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
That was the widest since May 2022, and a seventh straight surplus after August’s balance grew to an upwardly revised C$4.95 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Retailers’ sales rose by 0.8% last month to $745 billion, slowing from the upwardly revised 1.3% pace recorded in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gross domestic product was unchanged from the month before in July, snapping three straight months of expansion that included upwardly revised growth of 0.4% in June, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Hillside welcomed all guests, and most particularly wanted to provide upwardly mobile blacks with the same kind of vacation experience their white counterparts enjoyed.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
