as in vanguard
the leading or most important part of a movement
a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights
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Recent Examples of forefront
With the Queens community at the forefront of this development, Willets Point embodies the response that is needed all over the city.
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Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), was supposed to be at the forefront of an intense labor battle this offseason with MLB.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
And as the Panthers continue to build, Kirksey will be at the forefront.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Evans is at the forefront of Reality Check.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
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Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), was supposed to be at the forefront of an intense labor battle this offseason with MLB.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
And as the Panthers continue to build, Kirksey will be at the forefront.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Evans is at the forefront of Reality Check.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forefront
vanguard
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The once-insurgent vanguards who cast their first votes for Barack Obama have relinquished their cool factor to Gen Z, who will one day undergo the same process themselves as time continues its relentless march forward.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Founded in 2010, Big Health, which makes cognitive behavioral therapy apps to treat anxiety and insomnia, was among the original vanguard of digital therapeutics companies.—
Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Forefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefront. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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