variants also onwards
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as in forward
toward a point ahead in space or time we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert

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2
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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Recent Examples of onward Even after corporations clawed at the it-girl craze and spoiled the memes, Charli XCX strutted onward, unfazed, with high-profile remixes that gifted Brat’s songs a second life. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025 Other works from the ’90s onward featured US maps that Smith altered. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025 The private contemporary institution breathes new life into what was previously the governor’s residence—an 18th-century Georgian-style building—and centers around a permanent collection of art made predominantly by women artists from 1970 onward. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025 Amazon has eliminated more 27,000 roles across different departments from late 2022 onward. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for onward

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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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