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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 That set up another key at-bat from Sogard, a utilityman who bounced back and forth between Triple-A Worcester this season. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 New players will be brought into the market and so forth. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 Put forth way back in the 5th century BCE, the concept of the atom was that matter, at a fundamental level, was made up of uncuttable, indivisible entities. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025 Public records obtained by the Union-Tribune show that Stockdale spent much of 2024 going back and forth with the city of San Diego, which was evaluating the prospects of buying or building a new City Hall. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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  • By comparison, the 2024 heat death report from just one county in Arizona is longer and includes more in-depth analyses of risk factors, contributing weather events and suggested pathways forward.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Another plot thread to look forward to is that of Schumacher’s Yancy Grey’s wife’s surprise arrival in Ransom Canyon in the Season 1 finale.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • In blending creativity with community, and in each collection and cause, Scott is passing her Texas spirit onward.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In practicality, Schneider may be right that things could have flipped from that moment onward.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Major junior is also the destination for forwards Lirim Amidovski, Adam Benak and Carter Klippenstein.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
  • And then Florida has some intriguing prospects in camp, with forwards Jack Devine, Hunter St. Martin and Gracyn Sawchyn, defenseman Mikulas Hovorka and goaltender Cooper Black leading the way.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • Much like the scene at Radio City, the crowd screamed along to every single word.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Scheffler and partner Russell Henley moved along to what would end as a 3&2 defeat, while MacIntyre blew kisses at the crowd.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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