upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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An accident at the WIPP site several years ago took 3 years to repair and cost upwards of $1 billion to clean up—all this caused by leakage from a single storage drum.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Dues can stretch upwards of hundreds of dollars per month, adding an eye-watering expense on top of high home prices and mortgage payments.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Mining is one of the dirtiest industries, contributing upwards of 5% of global carbon emissions.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The original iteration took place in April 2017 and attendees paid upwards of $1,500 for tickets.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Dues can stretch upwards of hundreds of dollars per month, adding an eye-watering expense on top of high home prices and mortgage payments.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Mining is one of the dirtiest industries, contributing upwards of 5% of global carbon emissions.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The original iteration took place in April 2017 and attendees paid upwards of $1,500 for tickets.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upwards of
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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