upwards of

adverb

variants or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25

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Newark has experienced disruptions since April 28, when air traffic controllers at Philadelphia's TRACON reportedly lost contact and couldn't properly guide planes for upwards of 30 seconds, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Peter Aitken gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 These days, brokers say that any Carroll Gardens townhouse under $5 million is mobbed, while renovated single-family ones are trading for upwards of $7 million, sometimes without ever being publicly listed. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025 And a 2020 survey by Pew found that upwards of 80% of American Jews own a Hanukkah menorah. Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025 In July 2024, NBCU announced a media-rights deal with the NBA, which the media company is believed to be spending upwards of $2.4 billion per year over the 11-year period. Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for upwards of

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upwards of was in 1683

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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

upwards of

adverb
variants also upward of
: more than
upwards of half a million people
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