front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Lestat front and center just means chaos, and chaos is coming. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025 Those themes were front and center at the recent Fortune Brainstorm AI event in San Francisco last week, where a panel on the next phase of AI governance translated the numbers into lived experience. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 Politics and pressure for transparency The debate surrounding the release of the Epstein files has been front and center in American politics for years. Josh Sanders, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Kelce’s football future is front and center on the minds of many people following the Chiefs’ loss Sunday that knocked them from the playoff race. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front and center

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Dec. 2025.

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