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upwards
Preposition
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moving or facing up
The company's sales have been following an upwards trend for the last three years.
Push the button beside the upwards arrow.
excursion
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noun
(= pleasure trip, sashay)
a journey taken for pleasure
many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
after cautious sashays into the field
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noun
(= digression)
wandering from the main path of a journey