: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The ice zone will stretch from parts of Nebraska eastward to Kentucky and West Virginia.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
With Japan rapidly modernizing and Russia bullishly expanding eastward, China’s management of the disease was an opportunity to showcase its newfound efficiency and reinforce its territorial claims.
—Robert Peckham, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2020
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Adverb or adjective
As the storm moves eastward, authorities will assess the need for additional warnings or advisories in other regions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The ice zone will stretch from parts of Nebraska eastward to Kentucky and West Virginia.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Chula Vista is not threatened because winds are expected to blow eastward away from the city, officials said.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
With Japan rapidly modernizing and Russia bullishly expanding eastward, China’s management of the disease was an opportunity to showcase its newfound efficiency and reinforce its territorial claims.
—Robert Peckham, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2020
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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