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eastward

[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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But under the big open skies and cramped spaces of their eastward journey in a faulty car, traveling between what we glean is a tough past and a hoped-for future, we know something’s off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities, expanding eastward.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Low pressure makes some progress eastward on Saturday which will lead to a northerly wind.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

And so with trust and hope, and yet full of fear, we go eastward to meet our friends—and him—whom Madam Mina tell me that she know are coming to meet us.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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