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also onwards
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as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
work on the project has been continuing onward at a steady pace
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Recent Examples of onward
It was built in phases (I–IV) from 2015 onward and fully commissioned by 2020.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Though he was born in Canada, he was raised from age 3 onward in mid-Michigan, later becoming a citizen of the country.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
If yes, scroll onward for eight bomber jacket outfits to help get your wheels turning.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Though he was born in Canada, he was raised from age 3 onward in mid-Michigan, later becoming a citizen of the country.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
If yes, scroll onward for eight bomber jacket outfits to help get your wheels turning.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for onward
Adverb
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Fans will just have to be patient to see if anything moves forward.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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And ultimately, this open-mindedness to Inuit knowledge moved the science forward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Then along came Angela Bassett, Greta Lee, LaKeith Stanfield, Ayo Edebiri, Jeff Goldblum, Damson Idris, and Kyle MacLachlan, among others, in original costumes, and custom looks inspired by them, as the show traveled through seven different chapters representing seven different genres of film.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Follow along to live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos' NFL Week 8 game against the Cowboys in Denver.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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