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

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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 These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025 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 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 Apple shares closed just below the $4 trillion milestone Tuesday and were back and forth a session later. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Expect to continue hearing rumors about Swinney moving forward this season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • During the end of the latter track, Lauper encouraged audience members to sing along and brought Salt-n-Pepa onstage to join in.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Follow along as Diller and Chen chronicle their day.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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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
  • Drew Barrymore and ex Luke Wilson’s game of talk show phone tag wages ever onward.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Leaving forwards Jenner and Clark at home allowed Canada to give consistent shifts to Olympic hopefuls like Kraemer, Miller, Julia Gosling and Jennifer Gardiner.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • 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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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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