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
  • How can someone steal from you and simply get away with it?
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Everman defensive back Jarie Stafford batted away the fourth-down pass and the offense was able to run out the clock.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • On fourth down, Chargers quarterback Corin Berry evaded multiple Corona del Mar tacklers and scrambled for positive yardage, but was tackled short of the first down by Scott Anderson to give the Sea Kings the ball to close out the game.
    Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On the crucial fourth down, Mission Bay handed the ball to Jevyn Higman, who’d bounced it to the outside for a 43-yard score.
    Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Chin up, a hundred other decent men out there.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • O’Hoppe been out since A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson inadvertently nicked him with a warm-up swing.
    Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Fro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fro. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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