as in promoting
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as in assistance
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as in encouraging
to help the growth or development of
their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
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Recent Examples of forwarding
Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Whatever the case, the expedited administration of a key play in a pivotal spot, with no explanation, felt like fast-forwarding through the most compelling scene in a movie.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
And despite your repeatedly stating so, not enough fast-forwarding.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
With call forwarding enabled, incoming bank verification calls can be silently redirected.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Those pages on the digital calendar keep flipping at a rapid pace, seemingly fast-forwarding over the better portion of the last decade-plus for the Charlotte Hornets guard.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
The company now handles millions of calls per month, managing number provisioning, regulatory compliance, call forwarding, and porting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The single owner of the facility, Sun Kyou Lee, also known to them as Jesus Lee, had absconded without any forwarding information.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, users can also set up email forwarding as another solution.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Foreign aid has always, to varying degrees, been a political project, meant to accrue soft power by forwarding America’s vision for itself and winning over people abroad.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Officials have been able to divert cases without ever forwarding them to the District Attorney’s Office for review, but the availability of those diversion programs has varied widely, Spitzer said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Cramer said strong signs from forwarding holiday spending suggest inflation may remain sticky, setting up tension between a president eager to contain prices and consumers who have borne the brunt of inflation.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Freight forwarding giant Kuehne+Nagel completed a big expansion at its complex in El Paso, opening a new site located adjacent to the company’s existing facility.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Click Deactivate Email Address to stop forwarding emails to your personal account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Let’s all think twice before forwarding that cute clip in 2026.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The Venezuelan opposition has spent the last 20 years forwarding a barrage of arguments for how Venezuela represented a national security threat to the United States that would only end with intervention.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Commenting, forwarding, debating, dissecting.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Whatever the case, the expedited administration of a key play in a pivotal spot, with no explanation, felt like fast-forwarding through the most compelling scene in a movie.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
And despite your repeatedly stating so, not enough fast-forwarding.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
With call forwarding enabled, incoming bank verification calls can be silently redirected.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Those pages on the digital calendar keep flipping at a rapid pace, seemingly fast-forwarding over the better portion of the last decade-plus for the Charlotte Hornets guard.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
The company now handles millions of calls per month, managing number provisioning, regulatory compliance, call forwarding, and porting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The single owner of the facility, Sun Kyou Lee, also known to them as Jesus Lee, had absconded without any forwarding information.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, users can also set up email forwarding as another solution.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
This was admittedly more work than just forwarding the original flight confirmation.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Foreign aid has always, to varying degrees, been a political project, meant to accrue soft power by forwarding America’s vision for itself and winning over people abroad.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Officials have been able to divert cases without ever forwarding them to the District Attorney’s Office for review, but the availability of those diversion programs has varied widely, Spitzer said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Cramer said strong signs from forwarding holiday spending suggest inflation may remain sticky, setting up tension between a president eager to contain prices and consumers who have borne the brunt of inflation.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Freight forwarding giant Kuehne+Nagel completed a big expansion at its complex in El Paso, opening a new site located adjacent to the company’s existing facility.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Click Deactivate Email Address to stop forwarding emails to your personal account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Let’s all think twice before forwarding that cute clip in 2026.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The Venezuelan opposition has spent the last 20 years forwarding a barrage of arguments for how Venezuela represented a national security threat to the United States that would only end with intervention.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forwarding
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Wang won election to the Arcadia City Council in November 2022 with assistance from Sun, who at the time, was her fiance and campaign consultant.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many brands agreed, however, that financing must be paired with technical assistance, diagnostics, and capacity building, along with strong governance and grievance mechanisms to ensure transparency.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On Sunday, Musk shared the company’s first Super Bowl ad, promoting its Starlink Wi-Fi service.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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These were not the first Super Bowl ads promoting AI services.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Golden State landed the headliner; Detroit was compensated for its facilitation with Dennis Schröder and Lindy Waters III.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Are under common ownership with or direct financial or operational control of an entity engaged in performing, referring for, or providing material support for or facilitation of the performance of abortions not permitted under Oklahoma law.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Buying local products, providing local and state funding sources, supporting agricultural preservation programs, encouraging lawmakers to prioritize the importance of farming and supporting local agriculture education programs are partial solutions.—
Joe Dymek,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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Your 4th House of Home becomes a deep well as the nurturing Moon conjoins unearthing Pluto there, encouraging you to cleanse closets and clear emotional dust.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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The item will come back for a final vote on March 3, and will require support from at least four of the five members to be placed on the June 2 ballot.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Polling shows support for photo ID requirements in elections is widespread in both political parties.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Couvent is cultivating its own scene in the south of France, one that swings more Provence than Cote d’Azur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The men who were charged in December are facing two counts of kidnapping resulting in death and one count of causing the death of a person in furtherance of a crime of violence and drug trafficking crime.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cannon also sentenced him to a mandatory-minimum term of 7 years for his conviction on possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This support was both rhetorical and strategic, fostering security partnerships that would later pave the way for collaboration on framing criminal threats.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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Over the past few years, the country has slapped a variety of restrictions on Chinese panels in hopes of fostering a domestic manufacturing industry.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Forwarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forwarding. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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