front and center

adverb

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of front and center

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

Recent Examples of front and center from the Web

Earlier in February, Walsh was front and center at Siriano’s 10th anniversary fashion show, cheering him on alongside celebrities including Cardi B, Molly Shannon, Meg Ryan, Whoopi Goldberg and Laverne Cox.

— stephanie petit, PEOPLE.com, "Christian Siriano and Husband Brad Walsh Split After Nearly Two Years of Marriage," 26 June 2018
Health care will continue to be front and center in the 2018 midterms as health insurance premiums are set to increase this fall.

— CNN, "How often have Senate Democrats from Trump country voted with Republicans?," 15 June 2018
And Jen Ledger, the drummer for Skillet, is front and center with her own rock project bearing her last name.

— piet levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Must-hear Milwaukee music for June: Ledger, Lorde Fredd33, Paper Holland and more," 1 June 2018
Marijuana legalization is front and center in New York’s Democratic race for governor, and critics have used the arrest data to show why decriminalization is the way to go.

— monique judge, The Root, "Even in White Neighborhoods, Black People Get Arrested More for Marijuana," 24 Apr. 2018
In fact, the issue of public education is front and center to Schachtner, and local issues were what helped her win the election, commentators said.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "Surprise Democratic winner of Wisconsin special election is a school board member," 17 Jan. 2018
Like any project Future’s involved in, his iconic, drunkenly Auto-Tuned voice takes front and center, but for the first time, this collaboration sounds like Zaytoven’s show.

— will schube, Billboard, "Zaytoven and Future Are Just Like Bruddas on 'Beast Mode 2'," 9 July 2018
The innovation forever changed the Tex-Mex restaurant business (placing bars front and center) and triggered the craze for Tex-Mex food.

— franz lidz, Smithsonian, "The Uniquely Texan Origins of the Frozen Margarita," 27 June 2018
But make no mistake: The party’s identity crisis will be front and center after November, especially if Nancy Pelosi steps down or gets dislodged as the leader of House Democrats.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Crowley going down spotlights the looming Democratic identity crisis," 27 June 2018

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