: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
Commercial development can be a fierce political issue in Wyandotte County, where the western end has transformed into a top state tourism destination and other communities eastward face serious economic struggles, including high poverty rates.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2024
CBS News, 23 June 2024
The plains will be hit the hardest after 4 p.m. and rain showers may linger in the area until 11 p.m.
Heavy rain will start in the afternoon eastward of I-25 and could be accompanied by up to golf ball-sized hail — about 1.75 inches in diameter — forecasters said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
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Adverb or adjective
Known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), these cycles create atmospheric disturbances over shorter time scales that move eastward across the world and over the continental US.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
Commercial development can be a fierce political issue in Wyandotte County, where the western end has transformed into a top state tourism destination and other communities eastward face serious economic struggles, including high poverty rates.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2024
Noun
Chance for heavy rain continues A system pushing eastward will bring possible heavy rainfall from New England southeastward through the mid-Atlantic into the Upper Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Sunday.
—CBS News, 23 June 2024
The plains will be hit the hardest after 4 p.m. and rain showers may linger in the area until 11 p.m.
Heavy rain will start in the afternoon eastward of I-25 and could be accompanied by up to golf ball-sized hail — about 1.75 inches in diameter — forecasters said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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