variants
or less commonly onwards
ˈȯn-wərdz 
ˈän-
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
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Examples of onward in a Sentence
Adverb
They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert
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Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu had asked to delay his testimony——the latest of years of requests because of the conflicts roiling the Middle East——but the courts insisted upon his attendance from here onward.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
If that is Swift’s plane, its onward plans were not clear late Saturday.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2024
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Adverb
For Hughes and Hronek, time and space at the point disappeared from early December onward.
—Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu had asked to delay his testimony——the latest of years of requests because of the conflicts roiling the Middle East——but the courts insisted upon his attendance from here onward.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Copenhagen’s role as a SkyTeam hub also offers convenient onward travel across Europe, especially since SAS’ move to SkyTeam earlier this year.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
If that is Swift’s plane, its onward plans were not clear late Saturday.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onward. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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