1
as in onwards
toward a point ahead in space or time from that day forth we were fast friends

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as in forward
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time go forth into the world with love and hope

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Recent Examples of forth The assets went back and forth throughout this process and MPC completed the animation in post. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025 Sponsor will collect and use participant’s personal information in accordance with the terms set forth in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025 Mitchell and Jerome went back and forth on who took the longest to shower and get dressed and why. Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 Ask him or her to officially request you be kept in the loop on workplace savings accounts; notices from banks, brokerages, and other financial institutions; lawyers, financial advisors, and so forth. Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • The rest of the team are freshmen or transfers, including Wagner and reserve forward Zvonimir Ivisic, who played for Calipari at Kentucky, and Jonas Aidoo, who played three seasons at Tennessee.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is pressing pause on his press tour for his new book following his vote to move forward with Republican spending legislation last week.
    Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • From that point onward, the Blues couldn’t be stopped.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rental tenants want an experience, starting with curb appeal and continuing with their arrival into the building and going onward into the lobby, elevators, and hallways.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Garmin claims all features Connect users can currently access for free will remain free, but this marks a major — if predictable — change in the company’s strategy going forwards.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Brooklyn, which played without forwards Cam Johnson and Day’Ron Sharpe, suffered its fifth straight loss and fell to 23-50 this season.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • In any case, weariness is appropriate; things grow dark in this six-part installment, which begins with Anne Boleyn losing her head, and bumps along through wives No. 3 and No. 4 (Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour and Dana Herfurth as Anne of Cleves) as Cromwell faces the twilight of his career.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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