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eastward

[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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Because those winds move eastward in the direction of the planet's rotation, they heat the evening region more strongly.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Day two of the journey for most is the eastward march up Ennerdale in the Lake District.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

From Friday evening through early Monday, Winter Storm Fern is expected to move eastward from Texas through the Northeast, snarling traffic, grounding planes, and delaying deliveries.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

‘Which way shall we take? Yonder eastward arch?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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