: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Rain is expected in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin as the front progresses eastward.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
Key swing states, like Michigan and Wisconsin, are expected to see gusty winds and rainfall as the front pushes eastward.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Rain is expected in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin as the front progresses eastward.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
However, new spaghetti mapping from Tropical Tidbits, an Atlantic hurricane information and forecasting site, shows Rafael may divert eastward up through southeastern Alabama and into Georgia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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