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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 Now a searing guitar line held forth, but only briefly before giving way to an elegantly swinging piano and sax, as if the song had walked off the street and into a smoky jazz club. Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025 The exes went back and forth over whether Michelle could take their daughter on a trip to visit her dying mother. Judy Berman, Time, 13 Aug. 2025 In one case, an ombudsman spent nearly 10 months going back and forth with a company until the royalty owner got paid. Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025 The semiconductor maker has been in Trump’s crosshairs, who has gone back and forth in his approach to the CEO. Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • This reduces the tendency of the car to tilt forward during braking, also known as pitch sensitivity.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Given the pending reveal, Swifties have a lot to look forward to in Wednesday's episode.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • For Azerbaijan, a major producer of oil and gas, the route also provides a more direct link to Turkey and onward to Europe.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Born from 1997 onward, Gen Z is coming of age in a world where traditional milestones like landing a lifelong job, buying a house in your 20s, or chasing wealth for its own sake have become difficult, or borderline impossible, in the modern economy.
    Adam Erace, Fortune, 27 July 2025
Adverb
  • Make the rink international width to keep opposing forwards a mile from the net.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • View: United started forwards Kelvin Yeboah and Tani Oluwaseyi together in the loss to Colorado, but with no legitimate attacking options currently available off the bench, they might be better served with one of them trying to change the game while coming off the bench in the second half.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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  • The concepts are complex, but the high schoolers are following along.
    Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Lastly, the amount of young talent that has been wasted and moved along without any opportunity to prove themselves.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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