1
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 Excluding the last two quarter-finals, of the 52 line-ups put forth by various teams at Euro 2025, Italy have fielded four of the 15 oldest sides (Sweden, Portugal, Wales and the Netherlands sent out the other 11 between them). Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 July 2025 The two teams did so after not signing the new charter agreement NASCAR put forth to all teams in September — 13 of the 15 Cup Series teams signed the charter deal. Alex Zietlow july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025 One 29-year-old woman, about 5 foot 6 and 114 pounds, walked back and forth on the path while taking photos. Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025 Curry and Barkley's jabs have gone back and forth throughout the years, especially from their time at Capital One's The Match. Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Dollars will be going on-chain and will build on existing efforts to tokenize U.S. Treasuries – the largest and most liquid market in the world – to an even greater extent moving forward.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • This is my third year testing the latest crop of pickleball paddles, and the 2025 models have made another leap forward.
    Martin Cizmar, Wired News, 20 July 2025
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  • In terms of markets, Albini noted a decline in the Far East, while Europe showed resilience and the U.S. experienced a significant recovery from the second half of 2024 onward, beating earlier forecasts.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
  • Battles with mental health and comeback The product of a painful relationship with his father, Wilson experienced a series of mental breakdowns from the early 1960s onward.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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  • Looking at the roster, the only players making significant enough money that don’t have a no-movement clause in his contract that would be logical trade candidates are forwards Evan Rodrigues and one of either Jesper Boqvist or Dmitry Kulikov.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
  • By expanding and contracting, an individual Truss Link can crawl both forwards and backwards across a surface.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
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  • Yet some may have moved along and obtained other coverage, so really were not needing the Medicaid anyway.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • The car inches along, slowly filling the air with the hope of a different future, carried on tiny — albeit annoying — wings.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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