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View definitions for upward

upward

adjective as in directed up

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adverb as in from a lower to higher position

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Other reasons given by the office for the upward revision in numbers include more information on Ukraine visas, and improvements to the process for estimating migration of non-EU nationals.

From BBC

The researchers call the statistical trends "tail-widening" that is, the anomalous occurrence of temperatures at the far upper end, or beyond, anything that would be expected with simple upward shifts in mean summer temperatures.

His career is on an upward trajectory but he has never played in any European club competitions, and that could count against him.

From BBC

In particular, economists say the former and soon-to-be-again president’s stated plans for sweeping tariffs and tax cuts could reignite inflation and significantly raise the deficit, thus putting upward pressure on home loan costs.

Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs and large tax cuts, something experts say would likely boost inflation and the nation’s deficit — two things that typically put upward pressure on mortgage rates.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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