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• n  the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• n  a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
• v  send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
• r  at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
• r  in a forward direction

• forward
• send on
• frontward
• frontwards
• forrad
• forrard
• ahead
• onward
• onwards
• forrader

• backward

News & Articles

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• Yuan Forwards Poised for Weekly Drop on Weak Economy, Fed
  Yuan forwards headed for their biggest weekly drop this month on concerns that China’s economy is cooling and inflows will slow after the Federal Reserve said it’s prepared to reduce monetary stimulus.
  June 21, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Yuan Forwards Drop Most Since October 2011 on Fed, China Outlook
  Yuan forwards fell the most since October 2011 after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may reduce monetary stimulus that helped spur fund inflows to emerging-market assets.
  June 20, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Rupiah Forwards at Biggest Discount to Spot Since September 2011
  Indonesia’s rupiah forwards plunged to the biggest discount to the spot rate in 21 months after Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the Federal Reserve is prepared to begin phasing out its stimulus program.
  June 20, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Miroslav Klose in The Guardian
  A few years ago people kept saying it was a shame there weren't any new generations coming through,Klose says. "They said we have no forwards and no creative midfielders. Everybody deplored that. But time has proved these people wrong."
• Rick Dudley in The Associated Press
  I think what we saw in the playoffs is the Dustin Byfuglien we've seen evolving for some time now,Dudley said in a conference call early Thursday morning. "As a forward he's probably one of the premier power forwards in the league."
• Joe Kocur in Detroit Free Press
  This is a very sad day for Red Wings fans as we have lost one of the toughest players, best power forwards and all-around great guys who ever wore the Winged Wheel,Kocur said in a statement. "My favorite memory of Bob would be sitting down...