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as in onwards
toward a point ahead in space or time from that day forth we were fast friends

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as in forward
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time go forth into the world with love and hope

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Recent Examples of forth Nearly all cruise boats go back and forth between Luxor and Aswan. Marla Jo Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Today, the two—who started out as doubles partners decades ago and married in 2018—play on a public-private court at a John McEnroe Tennis Academy location, hitting back and forth on a half-court. Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Feb. 2025 Curry freed himself from face-guards twice for deep 3s early in the fourth quarter, coming alive at the right time as the Warriors and Thunder went back and forth. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 Weinstein went back and forth with Farber on negotiating the trial date, trying to push it even to April 7. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for forth 
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Adverb
  • European allies have recently criticized the U.S. for moving forward with peace talks with Russia and appearing to sideline Ukraine, according to PBS Newshour.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • If courts allow the change to move forward, some of its consequences are hard to predict.
    Emily Badger, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The Biden administration sent $65.9 billion to Ukraine from February 2022 onward, making the U.S. the biggest contributor to Kyiv's war efforts.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The stories unfold with a certain inevitability, as life events move ever onward, and the occasional reverberating score almost sound like the turning of the earth.
    Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Before arriving on a short-term loan from Brighton, West Ham had offers rejected for forwards Jhon Duran, Ricardo Pepi and Daniel Cummings.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Miami sent Butler to Golden State and acquired Warriors forwards Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson and former Heat forward P.J. Tucker, who hasn’t played this season while under contract to the Clippers, and more recently, the Jazz.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • The complaint to the FCC moved along on a parallel track.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The lyrics are about getting through the day, step by step, trying to move along.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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