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variants or frontwards
Definition of frontwardnext
as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas

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frontward

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adverb

variants or frontwards

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Adjective
  • There are also several design iterations, like options with awnings over the front door or skylights, as well as different materials, including cotton.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Like any celebrity billionaire, Swift loves a designer label, but she has never been known as a front-row-at-Paris-Fashion-Week, luxury-brand-muse kind of It Girl.
    Morgan Evans, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Minasian’s flurry of moves before and after the 2023 trade deadline seemed chaotic.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Doulas practice across the country to assist patients before, during, and after childbirth, particularly with their emotional and physical needs.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Clark and Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner got locked up on a physical possession.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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“Frontward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontward. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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