upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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Gunmen also destroyed administrative offices inside a 200,000-square-foot production building in the industrial park, which was slated to provide upwards of 15,000 jobs in Haiti.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Funding for the equipment — some of which can cost upwards of $4,000 and isn’t covered by insurance nor provided by schools for home use — was provided by The Cannon Foundation, The Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust, and Vispero.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
In February 2020, the Arizona Republican Party had upwards of 60 people on its payroll, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Cards will often give you upwards of 25,000 miles per referral.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Higgins thought a different approach was needed given the issues plaguing the Arkansas detention facility and the jail's poor living conditions, where inmates can spend upwards of 23 hours a day in their cells.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
The district is also planning a relocation of the San Rafael Transit Center, which is expected to cost upwards of $50 million.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Arizona state Senate President Warren Peterson, standing alongside Lake at Tuesday's election party, and likely well aware that upwards of 70% of Arizonans vote by mail, was quick to chime in.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
At the end of the year, once the layoffs had commenced, upwards of 3,300 staffers a month were on such a plan.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Funding for the equipment — some of which can cost upwards of $4,000 and isn’t covered by insurance nor provided by schools for home use — was provided by The Cannon Foundation, The Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust, and Vispero.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
In February 2020, the Arizona Republican Party had upwards of 60 people on its payroll, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Cards will often give you upwards of 25,000 miles per referral.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Higgins thought a different approach was needed given the issues plaguing the Arkansas detention facility and the jail's poor living conditions, where inmates can spend upwards of 23 hours a day in their cells.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
The district is also planning a relocation of the San Rafael Transit Center, which is expected to cost upwards of $50 million.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Arizona state Senate President Warren Peterson, standing alongside Lake at Tuesday's election party, and likely well aware that upwards of 70% of Arizonans vote by mail, was quick to chime in.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
At the end of the year, once the layoffs had commenced, upwards of 3,300 staffers a month were on such a plan.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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