front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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This hybrid approach keeps the human element front and center while scaling trust and compliance through technology. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Five months later, the celebration on June 14 marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army will put Trump alone front and center. Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025 While Kendrick watches from the sidelines—for now—his legacy and influence remain front and center in the ongoing coast-to-coast lyrical chess match. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 June 2025 The sheer Jewishness of Thalberg, Mayer, and the other studio heads is a subject that has been much turned over; Turan, writing a book for a series on Jewish lives, naturally puts it front and center. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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