forwarded

past tense of forward

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forwarded The state House approved the map on Tuesday and forwarded it to the state Senate. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 Their train tickets, hotel bookings, purchases, text messages and phone calls are forwarded to the government. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 The worst was yet to come, in the shape of the Baines note, a copy of which was forwarded to the Queen. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Ramirez has been moved to restrictive housing and the case will be forwarded to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office for potential criminal charges, CDCR reported in a news release. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Once complete, the case is forwarded to Governor Gavin Newsom, who then has 30 days to approve, reject, or modify the board's recommendation. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Last year, Pierce Johnson — pitching with the Braves — received a message so disturbing that it was forwarded to MLB, which worked with law enforcement to trace the sender’s IP address. Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 Christian forwarded the information from his investigation to the federal Department of Homeland Security. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 Taylor said the letter was forwarded to former Acting City Manager Kwame Reed. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forwarded
Verb
  • In his acceptance speech, Cooper revealed only started drama classes a couple of years ago and encouraged those watching to step out of their comfort zones.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the show.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s where Spinal Tap cultivated its generations of followers.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • America cultivated India both as a counterweight to China and in recognition of the country’s growing economic heft.
    Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Second World War left Japan devastated, but the seven-year occupation that followed inevitably fostered exposure and, for some, a certain attraction to American culture.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Some were neighbors who fostered young children in need of a home, a pharmacist who selflessly served the same community for decades or a veteran who fearlessly died for her country.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Paramount has nurtured Pluto TV, which has lagged a bit in recent years but has been a pioneer in the FAST business, while WBD has shown an appetite to use its deep library to drive FAST channels and AVOD license deals.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • They are nurtured and built to bring out the best in people.
    Scott Ferrell, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Forwarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forwarded. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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