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also 'fore
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as in against
preceding in space
fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins
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Recent Examples of fore
Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, the corset served as a blank canvas, bringing other trends to the fore like bow embellishments, colorful florals and Ren-fair references.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
When the waves and the reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Finally, through years of swimming at an awkward 45-degree angle, the turtle mostly used its fore flippers, which led to atrophy of the hind limbs.
—Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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Preposition
Now, Moore’s work on The Substance has brought to the fore conversations about how society devalues women with age.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, the corset served as a blank canvas, bringing other trends to the fore like bow embellishments, colorful florals and Ren-fair references.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
When the waves and the reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Finally, through years of swimming at an awkward 45-degree angle, the turtle mostly used its fore flippers, which led to atrophy of the hind limbs.
—Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fore
Adjective
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Past the tiny front gate, the space reveals its captivatingly decadent allure.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Preposition
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Does pasta sauce need to cool before refrigerating?—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Bernier wasn’t produced from upstate for his sentencing in the Manhattan case on Jan. 13 or Feb. 11, days before the prison strike.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
Preposition
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Jussie Smollett proposed to boyfriend Jabari Redd this weekend, bringing the good news to his followers via social media.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
23 June 2025
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The Sun had previously reported the news that the couple’s black cocker spaniel Orla had given birth to several healthy puppies, with a source telling the publication that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were hoping to keep the puppies.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2025
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“Fore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fore. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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