front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Ghia Cocktail Box with Original Aperitif Ghia’s nonalcoholic aperitif is floral and bright and comes in a bottle worthy of being front and center on your bar cart. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 Companies in the past have used the tactic as part of their marketing strategy to put the latest promotional push front and center. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 But almost precisely one year from today, when crucial midterm elections are held, history says the shutdown will be old news while the costs of health care will still be front and center. Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 Fast forward to 2025, and Beckwith stands front and center as a political insider in Indiana, finding allies in other officeholders like Attorney General Todd Rokita. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.

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