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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

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

Nepal is reeling from a deadly Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the border with China that has killed more than 1,300 people and left upwards of 5,600 missing in both countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the 1990s, juries across the country would issue upwards of 300 death sentences in a year.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Volozh noted that the company “closed four landmark deals” within its artificial-intelligence cloud business during the quarter, and they had an average total contract value upwards of $1 billion each.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

At nightfall there were upwards of four hundred members of the Shrew Union seated around the campfire, breaking bread with the warrior from Redwall.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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