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as in forwards
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
if you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall
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as in familiar
showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty
a stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for
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as in higher
being far along in development
the local citizenry's attitude toward racial equality was very forward for its time
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as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
she was forward enough to start investing in her retirement fund at the age of 18
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as in to encourage
to help the growth or development of
their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
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Recent Examples of forward
Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Some evolutionary algorithms keep only the best performers in the population, on the assumption that progress moves endlessly forward.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Thousands of U.S. service members are stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command and an important American military outpost on the Persian Gulf.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 23 June 2025
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The Red Sox forwarded a request for comment to Aramark.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025
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Adverb
Moving forward, Miller plans to continue investigating this hypothesis with further research.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Some evolutionary algorithms keep only the best performers in the population, on the assumption that progress moves endlessly forward.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Adjective
Al-Udeid is the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East and the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command, housing about 10,000 troops.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Thousands of U.S. service members are stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command and an important American military outpost on the Persian Gulf.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 23 June 2025
Verb
The House version of the tax and spending legislation, called the... U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The Red Sox forwarded a request for comment to Aramark.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward
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Meanwhile, top-line forwards Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart — who finished first and second in voting for the Selke Trophy given annually to the league’s best defensive forward — also dealt with injuries late in the playoff run.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Per the teams’ roster breakdowns at The Ice Garden, the long list of players on expiring contracts includes notable players like forwards Hannah Miller, Michela Cava and 2024 PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner, defender Melissa Channell-Watkins and goaltender Maddie Rooney.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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The skills that prepare a child to read begin developing in utero, as a baby listens to the familiar voices around them and begins to develop connections between sounds and the meanings of words in their home language.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Pritzker and Emanuel are nationally familiar names.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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But they were awakened around 2 a.m. Saturday by someone pounding on the front door and shouting, asking to enter and identifying himself as a police officer, the family recounted.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Past the tiny front gate, the space reveals its captivatingly decadent allure.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The prospect of higher inflation even as present data looks mild has led to a staredown between the Fed, which has advocated for a cautious approach on cutting interest rates in case tariffs do worsen inflation, and Trump, who has aggressively called for big cuts.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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That’s a problem for investors, who regard Powell as a serious, cautious economist who operates independently of Trump’s political desires.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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These plays still aren’t consistent from Ivey, but look for the Pistons to put him in more pick-and-roll situations to encourage more growth in that department.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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State lawmakers created the program in 2017 to encourage more publicly funded, privately run schools to open in areas where traditional public schools had been failing for years, giving students and families in those neighborhoods a way to bail out of a persistently struggling school.—
Kate Payne,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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However, the ship did not appear to be noticeably listing, meaning Pyongyang is likely able to send it onward to the other port to inspect the vessel's electronics.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The Pacers trailed by double-digits from late in the second quarter onward.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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That one small step was just the beginning, paving the way for a succession of shorts and feature-length films that have been proud to wear their sci-fi credentials on their Space Ranger sleeves.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Looking at her grandchildren’s interest in a Juneteenth parade, Wendy Kimble can’t help but feel proud.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Kaplan explained that the techniques used to find LPTs are the same as those used to train advanced computer intelligence models used for security research, TikTok algorithms and more.—
Mia Thurow,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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And most advanced use cases are still in pilot phases.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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“Forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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