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eastward

[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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The country sits on one of the most active tectonic boundaries in South America, where the Caribbean Plate is sliding eastward along the South American Plate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The next ingredient to an El Niño is seeing how the movement of warmer water eastward changes wind patterns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The resulting wave of warm water then travels eastward across the Pacific over several weeks.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities, expanding eastward.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

On either side and in front wide fens and mires now lay, stretching away southward and eastward into the dim half-light.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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