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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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The Biden administration sent $65.9 billion to Ukraine from February 2022 onward, making the U.S. the biggest contributor to Kyiv's war efforts.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The stories unfold with a certain inevitability, as life events move ever onward, and the occasional reverberating score almost sound like the turning of the earth.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
It’s been a near-year-long road to the Big Game for Kendrick Lamar, whose 2024 crescendoed from March onward, to the point where the rapper — who had long seemed conflicted about the idea of crossover success — ended the year as our editorial staff’s pick for the year’s Greatest Pop Star.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
The signal is triggered by sodium molecules rushing into the nerve ending, sending the message onward to the brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The stories unfold with a certain inevitability, as life events move ever onward, and the occasional reverberating score almost sound like the turning of the earth.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
It’s been a near-year-long road to the Big Game for Kendrick Lamar, whose 2024 crescendoed from March onward, to the point where the rapper — who had long seemed conflicted about the idea of crossover success — ended the year as our editorial staff’s pick for the year’s Greatest Pop Star.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
The signal is triggered by sodium molecules rushing into the nerve ending, sending the message onward to the brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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