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upwards of

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certain adj.
approximately adv.
nearly adv.
virtually adv.

ADJECTIVE

certain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

individual numerous particular precise special specific specified various

WEAK

a couple a few defined divers express many marked one regular several singular some sundry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common general imprecise indefinite inexact usual

WEAK

questionable uncertain undecided unpredictable unsure

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not far from not quite proximately very close

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere within a little

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like

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upwards of

It now serves upwards of 200,000 businesses, including 85% of the Forbes AI 50 list of the most promising AI startups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The new commitment adds to upwards of $2.8 billion in existing multi-year cloud commitments across its customer base announced this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bronya, a civil servant, says they could have put down a bigger deposit but wanted to use their savings for a renovation project costing upwards of £20,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many online banks are paying upwards of 4% interest on these accounts, and there’s no doubt the yields handily beat the annual percentage yields typically offered at big banks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Though they earned practically nothing, they could be worth a lot, upwards of $15,000 for a good one.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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