upwards
Britishadverb
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from a lower to a higher place, level, condition, etc
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towards a higher level, standing, etc
Example Sentences
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"A big night out is going to cost you upwards of £50."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission’s first spectrum auction after a four-year hiatus. brought in upwards of $3.5 billion in total, the agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 and upwards, the agency said, after logging a 40 percent rise in the number of people dying at home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
“We’re used to getting upwards of around $20 million in funding at the county level, and it wasn’t happening.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
When researchers played a recording of the first call to a group of monkeys, the monkeys stopped what they were doing and looked upwards in fear.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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