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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 forwards
Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The Boston-area natives on the Sharks’ roster are forwards Will Smith, Collin Graf, and Adam Gaudette.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Veteran forwards Ben Humrichous and Jake Davis returned to be the utility guys — shooters who also do the unheralded tasks that don’t always stuff the stats sheets but are key to winning games.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
Calgary Flames The Flames are a spirited, hard-working team, but their lack of star forwards has been evident all year.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The Boston-area natives on the Sharks’ roster are forwards Will Smith, Collin Graf, and Adam Gaudette.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Veteran forwards Ben Humrichous and Jake Davis returned to be the utility guys — shooters who also do the unheralded tasks that don’t always stuff the stats sheets but are key to winning games.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forwards
Adverb
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But Knicks forward Mikal Bridges missed a potential game-winning midrange baseline jumper as time expired.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The president’s nominee to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve will appear on Capitol Hill today for a confirmation hearing, but his path forward is uncertain due to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To manage that reality, Manning encourages newer teachers to establish boundaries early and stick to them.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Not all that long ago, Fox and Telemundo likely would have blanched at an ad that encourages sports fans to get up from their sofas.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The official is not aware of whether the ships that have transited and continued along — like the Chinese tanker the Rich Starry — have paid a toll to the Iranians.—
Gordon Lubold,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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Those opportunities don't along very often.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The nearly 3-minute song promotes confidence and self-expression with an upbeat tune.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But, what a lot of the longevity industry promotes offers drops in the bucket while things that can have the greatest impact go undervalued, Swisher said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That’s well below the target of 95 percent vaccination coverage, which is the level needed to keep the virus from spreading onward in communities.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Then, as expected, from that initial value, the Universe’s entropy has been forever increasing from that point onward.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Owner Roy Diblik, famed for his work with Piet Oudolf at Chicago’s Lurie Garden, cultivates over 300 varieties of perennials, including his award-winning ‘Northwind’ switchgrass.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump cultivates an aura of unpredictability, but his actions betray certain patterns that are discernible to those who know where to look.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This latest ideological assault on professionalism advances neither objective.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The preliminary outcome, if confirmed, would mark the fourth consecutive time Fujimori advances to a second round.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In coach, Eunice downloads the chairwoman’s phone into her computer and nurtures a paranoia that everyone in the plane is watching her.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Koenig nurtures a 278,000-strong Instagram community under the handle @theyachtfella.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Forwards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forwards. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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