forwarding

[fawr-wer-ding] / ˈfɔr wər dɪŋ /

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aid, expedite v.
send, ship v.

VERB

aid, expedite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

promote uphold

STRONG

advance assist back champion cultivate encourage favor foster further hasten help hurry serve speed support

Antonyms

STRONG

block check decrease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder hurt ignore neglect obstruct oppose procrastinate refuse rest slow stop thwart

WEAK

cease hold impede keep maintain

VERB

send, ship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address deliver dispatch express transmit

STRONG

consign freight post remit route transport

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep retain

WEAK

cease halt hinder impede maintain stop

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forwarding forwardings

They found evidence that ChatGPT appeared to be “using forwarding looking information despite being asked not to.”

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

In freight forwarding, the company said the business suffered from lower freight rates and currency effects, despite higher air and ocean freight volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

The company later introduced limits on message forwarding, labelled forwarded messages and launched public awareness campaigns.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

The scraps of paper in Lefty’s pockets now recorded not gambling debts but forwarding addresses in Athens or Astoria.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

I had just about given up all hopes of getting a line on my confiding friend when, several weeks after a letter bearing the pen marks of many forwardings, caught me.

From Tales of the Road by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson