outward

Example Sentences

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Researchers believe it likely formed roughly 10,000 light years closer to the galactic center before gradually moving outward to its current location.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Brick buildings are among the deadliest types of structures in an earthquake, as walls collapsing outward can kill people walking on a sidewalk and even crush cars and buses with deadly force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The mind can become trapped in narrow loops of worry and rumination, or it can move outward, forming new associations and imagining multiple future possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

When the seafloor springs up, it shoves millions of gallons of water upward and outward.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland