front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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That star ingredient shows up front and center in the Centella Light Cleansing Oil, which sweeps away sunscreen and makeup while helping keep skin calm and comfortable. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026 Rubio’s more traditional, interventionist posture has put him front and center on issues such as Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba, while Vance has in the past been more closely associated with the party’s noninterventionist wing. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 First, at the time that this came out, there weren’t a lot of Latinos in sci-fi, and Firefly had both Gina Torres and Morena Baccarin front and center. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 For creative people, this is just on the vanguard and is front and center. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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