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Recent Examples of skyward
The deflection sent the ball skyward, with Chiefs safety Bryan Cook cradling it for what seemed like a game-ending interception.
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this case, that would probably mean funding the government and extending subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end and send health care premiums skyward.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As top-tier sports continue to flee pay-TV like so many panicky horses hoofing their way out of a burning stable, the WNBA is nosing around for oats among the haybales as the sparks fly skyward.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this case, that would probably mean funding the government and extending subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end and send health care premiums skyward.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As top-tier sports continue to flee pay-TV like so many panicky horses hoofing their way out of a burning stable, the WNBA is nosing around for oats among the haybales as the sparks fly skyward.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyward
upward
Adverb
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That takes us to the duo of Victor Wembanyama and Luka Dončić, both of whom were lights out in their season openers after an offseason where each already seemed on a trajectory pointed upward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyward. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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