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Recent Examples of upwardly
Lloyd likened his extended stay – a 22-year assistantship that is not the norm in a very upwardly mobile profession – to making a sound investment.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Businesses and developers are eager to appeal to these upwardly mobile consumers.
—Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Don’t be astonished if Honeywell upwardly revises its earnings forecasts later in the year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
High-end apparel maker Ralph Lauren also turned up on the screen as a stock that’s seen upwardly revised earnings estimates.
—Davis Giangiulio,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Lincolnshire club had been locked in a spiral of decline in recent times — going from the second-tier Championship to National League North in the space of 12 years, amid financial chaos — but are now upwardly mobile once more, having won promotion back to the National League last season.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Businesses and developers are eager to appeal to these upwardly mobile consumers.
—Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Don’t be astonished if Honeywell upwardly revises its earnings forecasts later in the year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
High-end apparel maker Ralph Lauren also turned up on the screen as a stock that’s seen upwardly revised earnings estimates.
—Davis Giangiulio,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Lincolnshire club had been locked in a spiral of decline in recent times — going from the second-tier Championship to National League North in the space of 12 years, amid financial chaos — but are now upwardly mobile once more, having won promotion back to the National League last season.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwardly
Adverb
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Officials said the multi-agency probe into Valente's motivations involved scouring more than 11,000 surveillance files, analyzing over 2,100 audio and video files from his personal devices, and conducting upward of 260 interviews.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Starbucks’ investments had pinched profits in the previous quarter, but this past quarter saw profit and sales rise simultaneously for the first time in two years, easing Wall Street’s nerves and sending shares upward.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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By 2030, JPMorgan estimates that roughly 25 million Americans will be on a GLP-1, up from just 5 million in 2023.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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This was the second game of the two SEC teams' series at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, and in the bottom of the second inning, Alabama was already up 3-0.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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