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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 Scroll forth for all of our favorites that range from prim to playful, bold to barely-there. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025 It is patrolled by three sailors, who walk back and forth between the rusty and ramshackle docks on the gulf of San Nicolo (the port where Affinity will build the main marina for the yachts, according to Abehsera). Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025 Sourcing Journal will collect and use participant’s personal information in accordance with the terms set forth in Sourcing Journal’s Privacy Policy (available at pmc.com/privacy-policy/) and Terms of Use (available at pmc.com/terms-of-use/). Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025 Reform for Illinois set forth other constructive suggestions — in 2020. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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  • These new episodes, though, bear fruit, in the form of progress, and forward momentum, and the impossible optimism of people changing for the better.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • The court's conservative majority reversed a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that allowed Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against state officials to move forward and prevented South Carolina from excluding the organization from its Medicaid program.
    June 26, CBS News, 26 June 2025
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  • However, the ship did not appear to be noticeably listing, meaning Pyongyang is likely able to send it onward to the other port to inspect the vessel's electronics.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • The Pacers trailed by double-digits from late in the second quarter onward.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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  • Meanwhile, top-line forwards Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart — who finished first and second in voting for the Selke Trophy given annually to the league’s best defensive forward — also dealt with injuries late in the playoff run.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • Per the teams’ roster breakdowns at The Ice Garden, the long list of players on expiring contracts includes notable players like forwards Hannah Miller, Michela Cava and 2024 PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner, defender Melissa Channell-Watkins and goaltender Maddie Rooney.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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  • For other rural Black Americans, Eighth of August is Emancipation Day When the U.S. Constitution was amended to end slavery in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln's birthplace − Kentucky − was among the handful of states that refused to go along.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Infantino laughed along, despite the tens of thousands of empty seats at several group stage games so far in the competition.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 June 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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