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
  • An officer urged a woman to take her child away from the scene.
    Andrea Margolis , Kitty Le Claire, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
  • Powell reiterated Wednesday the Fed will focus on whichever of the Fed’s goals is furthest away – stable prices or full employment.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Adverb
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
  • Sales down 75% in Netherlands and 62% in the UK Overseas Tesla’s sales are tanking more than in the the U.S.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Adverb
  • Jelly Roll is currently out on his Big Ass Stadium Tour, which continues tomorrow in Minneapolis.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
  • If a Chrome zero-day emerges, where attackers are already out there exploiting that vulnerability, then action needs to be taken fast, as the hackers won’t be wasting time waiting.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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“Fro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fro. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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