as in away
from this or that place ferries carrying passengers to and fro

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Recent Examples of fro What is Rassi on the lookout when shopping for new pieces to rock while working fro home? Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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Adverb
  • Alaina Chou, commerce writer, liked that the tight bubbles were sustained before fading gracefully away.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
Adverb
  • Consider traveling with a compact Starlink Mini, as satellite internet often remains operational even when other internet services are down.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
  • This was down from 17,972 in the prior financial year, and below a forecast 16,800-17,200.
    Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • The rest of the fires have been declared contained, controlled, or out.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • And that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 July 2025

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

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