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adjective

Definition of frontnext
as in frontal
being at or in the part of something opposite the back part visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance

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front

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noun

ˈfrənt How to pronounce front (audio)
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as in facade
a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window

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as in show
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all

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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence are we making any progress on the marketing front?

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front

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verb

as in to face
to stand or sit with the face or front toward the apartment complex fronts the ocean

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Recent Examples of front
Adjective
There’s a small divide between the models on the speeds and feeds front. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Before planting began, Novack took careful measurements across the 3,022 square feet of garden, spanning the front and side yards and backyard. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
But Boise striker Jesus Barea stepped in front of a lazy pass and laid the ball off to Mayaka. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 Braking is via one disc per wheel – 300 mm with NISSIN dual-piston caliper at the front and 240 mm at the rear, although ABS comes as standard. — New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
Mike Love still fronts The Beach Boys on their busy 2026 touring schedule. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 While fronting the May 2026 issue of Vogue Brazil, Zendaya once more showed her love for her Coleman crew. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front
  1. frontal
  2. facade
  3. show
  4. area
  5. face
  6. anterior
  7. guise
  8. element
Adjective
  • Most of the rain will occur Saturday night and Sunday as a weakening surface low and its associated frontal boundaries move toward our region.
    — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Brain MRIs also found an increase in the surface area of the inferior frontal gyrus in the MIND diet group.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of frontal
Noun
  • But now, the facade was about to collapse, leaving his community grappling with the fallout.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Its textured facade will support soil, water, plants, and wildlife, extending the existing riverside park vertically, while multiple windows and external staircases are integrated into the rock-like forms.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of facade
Noun
  • The series’ pilot, co-written by show creators Ellis and Ryan Murphy, does an admirable job of introducing the characters and their fraught dynamics along with the threat of a murderer known only as the Trawler.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Farms is one of the nation’s biggest vegetable producers, and its Mexican subsidiaries are the source of more shipments of vegetable and salad products into the US than any other single manufacturer in the world, FDA import data shows.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of show
Noun
  • With five stations within walking distance of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena and the surrounding area, visiting World Cup fans told Turnbull the service was cheap, convenient and better than other cities.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Lush green grass isn’t possible in all areas of your yard, which is why groundcovers come in handy to fill in those empty spaces.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of area
Verb
  • Cleaver, who has represented the district since 2005, was unopposed in the Democratic primary but faces an uphill battle in the general election after the state legislature redrew the district last year to lean Republican.
    — ABC NEWS, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Federal investigators, the Secret Service and the Sheriff’s Department are still investigating the matter, and Taele could face additional charges.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of face
Adjective
  • And so there does appear to be an emotional network in the brain — areas like the amygdala, the anterior cingulate cortex, insular cortex, and some other areas that seem to confer an emotional component of pain.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If the state does find trauma to the anterior neck, that could be from blunt force injuries including strangulation, Von Crowns said.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of anterior
Noun
  • Somewhere between a sandal and a ballet flat, caged silhouettes come in all manner of guises.
    — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
  • Everything from the division of the Peaches and the Plums to Shamea’s tagline this season is a secret cry from Shamea to Porsha, begging for attention under the guise of her own emancipation.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of guise
Noun
  • The introduction of liquid glass has led to larger, more graphical elements that have taken over in terms of clarity and ease of use.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • To explain its results, RealorRender identifies the suspicious regions of images as heatmaps (grids of colored squares indicating intensity, as with topographical maps) and segments of contiguous image elements.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of element

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