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as in familiar
showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty
a stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for
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as in higher
being far along in development
the local citizenry's attitude toward racial equality was very forward for its time
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as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
she was forward enough to start investing in her retirement fund at the age of 18
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as in to encourage
to help the growth or development of
their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
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Recent Examples of forward
Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Attorney General’s Office offered Fletcher another settlement agreement that would prevent the lawsuit from moving forward in court.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies in the past several years have showed a slow-down in forward speed at landfall.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
None responded, except Marathon County Sheriff Chad Billeb, who said the one complaint in his jurisdiction was never forwarded to them.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
There is much to look forward to.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Attorney General’s Office offered Fletcher another settlement agreement that would prevent the lawsuit from moving forward in court.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Inside, forward/center Alex Holt returns and provides efficiency and rebounding.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies in the past several years have showed a slow-down in forward speed at landfall.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Assuming certain application conditions are met, the SGA vice president forwards the chartering application to the SGA senate for review.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
None responded, except Marathon County Sheriff Chad Billeb, who said the one complaint in his jurisdiction was never forwarded to them.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward
Adverb
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Moneo will work closely with Goodridge and head of development Catriona Renton on the company’s slate while steering the creative path for Good Chaos going forwards.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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In addition to missing LeBron and Luka for a significant stretch, the Lakers are also without guards Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent, as well as forwards Maxi Kleiber and Adou Thiero.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The skewers of meat brushed with soy and roasted over coals on Belém’s streets arrived with Japanese migration to the region from the 1930s onward.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Drew Barrymore and ex Luke Wilson’s game of talk show phone tag wages ever onward.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Here, Hunter returns to a familiar figure in Stock’s Ethan, a writer who made it out of small-town Idaho for college and then a life in Seattle, but whose career is flagging and bank account is running dry.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The recalls cover 163,256 Bronco SUVs for front seats that may have loose bolts, and 56,841 Lincoln and Explorer vehicles due to windshields with visible air bubbles, according to the NHTSA.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a meta wink, True Whitaker — daughter of Forest — plays Alani, the child of a famous actor content with an obviously fake job at his production company; Charlie (Jordan Firstman, another savant of front-facing video) is a stylist who mostly spends his days managing the ego of various pop stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Several prominent business leaders have already voiced cautious optimism, seeing in Mamdani a chance to reset the relationship between City Hall and commerce.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Taking the long view Many finance leaders remain cautious, viewing bitcoin as too volatile—especially recently—compared to traditional assets.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Instead of scrolling through Instagram—or, admittedly, hitting the snooze button a few too many times—Vig encourages you to spend that time sprucing up your space.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Police are encouraging anyone with knowledge of the crash to come forward with further details.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Marketing executives then tried to get the crowd watching the live game at New Orleans Caesar’s Superdome to sing along — with decidedly mixed results.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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By way of comparison, Joe Buck is cruising along at 1,142 national dates and Al Michaels is at 1,071.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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This dreadful pseudo-action film stars Jessica Chastain as the titular hitwoman-with-a-conscience who is struggling with her past, with her family, with alcoholism, and so forth.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The two sides went back and forth for several months through meetings, emails and court filings before Cal-OSHA issued its citations in late September.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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