upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25
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Under the Kansas plan, state officials would be authorized to issue Sales Tax and Revenue – STAR – bonds to help finance a new stadium, which could cost upwards of $2-3 billion.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
The collective lived with Dennis for several months, costing him upwards of $100,000.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Meanwhile, those with a master’s degree in mathematics and statistics walked into jobs paying upwards of $83,000.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Some 2,800 claims involving upwards of $63.9 million in unpaid wages have been open for five years or longer, according to the audit.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
The collective lived with Dennis for several months, costing him upwards of $100,000.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Meanwhile, those with a master’s degree in mathematics and statistics walked into jobs paying upwards of $83,000.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Some 2,800 claims involving upwards of $63.9 million in unpaid wages have been open for five years or longer, according to the audit.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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