front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Personalization of style, accessories, and components is front and center in the Framework Desktop, compared with the strong emphasis on modularity in Framework’s laptops, which are unique. PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025 Another chapter is devoted to Archer (Josh Brolin), the devastated father of Matt, one of the missing, who takes a leading role in demanding action and answers on the case, putting himself front and center in taking command. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025 But there are ways to help — including keeping some of these issues front and center. Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025 Senate Democrats are turning to an obscure rule in their push to release the Epstein files and keep the Trump administration’s handling of them front and center. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 30 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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