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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 two cities even go back and forth with jabs on billboards across town. Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 July 2025 The band has since gone back and forth about reunion possibilities. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 July 2025 These AIs have become sycophantic, cheerleading, and reinforcing any ideas put forth by the user, without critical feedback or reflection. Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Many of the ideas put forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, emerged from Latin America, including the equal treatment of men and women, the right to marry across racial lines, the right to health care, and the right to leisure time. Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Every resolution that’s ever advanced humanity has moved forward without unanimous agreement.
    Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • That failed to move forward, with the owners eventually selling the mall for $45 million to Midtown Opportunities in 2021.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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  • With Dexter continuing onward these 19 years later, Dexter: Resurrection (which is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime) effectively blends the return of original characters from Dexter’s past, while adding in fresh characters that bring this captivating world to even greater heights.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • From the 1990s onward, governments increasingly relied on NGOs such as CARE International and Mercy Corps to deliver foreign aid.
    SARAH BUSH, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
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  • Nikolaj Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes Contract: $8.5 million x six years There were only three first-line caliber forwards who changed teams this summer: Marner, JJ Peterka and Nikolaj Ehlers.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas also joined Collier, while Aces guard Jackie Young and forwards Kayla Thornton from the Golden State Valkyries and Gabby Williams from the Storm also join Clark’s squad.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
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  • Chesky went back to texting, and Barber moved along—to an Isabel Marant store on Broome and then to a former Isaac Mizrahi warehouse at 102 Wooster.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Mothers are asking me for food for their children, pregnant women who are six months along often weigh no more than 88 pounds.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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