front-load
verb
front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads
: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)
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Ultimately, a front-load vehicle provided the little push Ruth needed to get back on her feet.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of those Texas Tech NIL deals were front-loaded to athletes ahead of the approval of the House settlement.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Crime dramas, especially in our distracted times, tend to front-load said crimes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
So why did the 2025 season end up so front-loaded?
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of those Texas Tech NIL deals were front-loaded to athletes ahead of the approval of the House settlement.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Crime dramas, especially in our distracted times, tend to front-load said crimes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
So why did the 2025 season end up so front-loaded?
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for front-load
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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