Definition of forthnext
1
as in forward
toward a point ahead in space or time from that day forth we were fast friends

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2
as in along
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 Because the baby came early, Tobin went back and forth on options until a nurse convinced her that Meyer was the way to go. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 But even this hostile move did not prepare the DSA’s older membership for the virulent anti-Semitism that would pour forth from the group after the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Rosie O’Donnell went back and forth on getting a facelift, and the price tag had something to do with it. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Arguments like this go back and forth and round and round, both sides—both truths—defining, aggravating, intensifying one another. Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • One promising way forward is for cities and counties to invest in community hubs, such as public libraries, or create new gathering spaces across communities.
    Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The state, Harper argued, had one year once Pewitt was in custody in the Jasper County case to move forward with the Porter County case.
    Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Where Gen Z seems to go along as an antidote to digital overload, the same hobbies are the only retirement lifestyle that many can afford.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Bringing others along can feel like extra work in the moment—work that mostly benefits someone else.
    Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • Auteurs moving onwards and inwards include Beatrice Gibson with her debut feature, At Night, shot in 16mm for BBC Films.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In some ways, Sixteen Candles is a template for most of Hughes’s career, and the entire coming-of-age comedy genre from the ’80s onwards.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Academy players are taught from a young age to combine with team-mates, forcing centre-forwards to adapt.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Starting forwards Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody sustained serious knee injuries earlier this year, and are expected to be out most of next season.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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