as in away
from this or that place ferries carrying passengers to and fro

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Recent Examples of fro What is Rassi on the lookout when shopping for new pieces to rock while working fro home? Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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Adverb
  • This fall, 350 miles away, in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, staged its first contemporary art Biennale.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • For educator LaKenya Mitchell-Grace, the shift away from personalized to standardized learning has done more harm than good.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • With Argyle’s offense in high gear, that necessitated Heritage going for it on fourth down six times -- including four in the first half -- converting three of those, two of which led to TDs in the opening half.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Start at the top and work your way down, gently rubbing away any dirt.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • His bias is actually to be out front.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Fro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fro. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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