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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 The chirping went back and forth on Monday. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 In the first half, both squads went back and forth. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 Griffin and Pelinka spent a few weeks going back and forth. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Alvarez spent the day going back and forth on whether to mention the live photo. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Fans will just have to be patient to see if anything moves forward.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And ultimately, this open-mindedness to Inuit knowledge moved the science forward.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • From the 2000s onward, Yamada ventured into new territory with period films such as The Twilight Samurai (2002), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars; and The Hidden Blade (2004), which played in competition at Berlin International Film Festival.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Aouli says this generational shift away full-bodied, rich, and higher-alcohol wines has been most noticeable in the past 12 to 18 months—and the softening in demand for Bordeaux is most noticeable with vintages from 2010 onwards.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Captain Dominik Szoboszlai has been instrumental in midfield, driving attacks and creating chances for forwards Roland Sallai and Barnabas Varga.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Alan Shearer and Dennis Bergkamp, two of the most prominent Premier League forwards of the time, stood down from international duty after that tournament.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Then along came Angela Bassett, Greta Lee, LaKeith Stanfield, Ayo Edebiri, Jeff Goldblum, Damson Idris, and Kyle MacLachlan, among others, in original costumes, and custom looks inspired by them, as the show traveled through seven different chapters representing seven different genres of film.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Follow along to live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos' NFL Week 8 game against the Cowboys in Denver.
    Denver Post, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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