on the front burner
idiom
chiefly US
: in the position of something that will receive immediate attention and action
The President has put tax cuts on the front burner.
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Trump’s bellicose rhetoric toward Ukraine this week put one of McConnell’s most important issues on the front burner.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
In his first term, Mr. Trump put artificial intelligence on the front burner.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Two more firings in December, Luke Richardson and Lalonde, put this on the front burner and sped up the process.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But Thompson’s murder immediately put the issue of a CEO’s safety on the front burner.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
In his first term, Mr. Trump put artificial intelligence on the front burner.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Two more firings in December, Luke Richardson and Lalonde, put this on the front burner and sped up the process.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But Thompson’s murder immediately put the issue of a CEO’s safety on the front burner.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“On the front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20front%20burner. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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