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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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From 2028 onward, all businesses in Germany will be required to issue electronic invoices, marking a complete transition to digital invoicing nationwide.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
However, from 2021 onward, Kody, 55, would lose Christine, 52, Janelle, 55, and Meri as wives.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
However, from 2021 onward, Kody, 55, would lose Christine, 52, Janelle, 55, and Meri as wives.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onward. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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