front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Putting stones with that je ne sais quoi front and center here tracks back to the jeweler’s focus on building emotional connections. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 Players are back in the building and Minter is front and center, leading drills and meetings. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Amid the usual expressions of gratitude and cinephilia from this year’s Cannes jury, led by Park Chan-wook, the first Korean president in the festival’s history, politics were front and center. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 The neighborhood/area Facing the Arabian Sea, this resort is front and center to gentle breezes and lapping waves. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for front and center

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of front and center was in 1938

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“Front and center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20and%20center. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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