fore 1 of 3

as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes

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fore

2 of 3

preposition

variants also 'fore
chiefly dialect
1
as in before
earlier than set out early with the hope of arriving fore the sunset

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2
as in against
preceding in space fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins

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fore

3 of 3

adverb

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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 Now, Moore’s work on The Substance has brought to the fore conversations about how society devalues women with age. Time, 16 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 See All Example Sentences for fore
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Adjective
  • The recalls cover 163,256 Bronco SUVs for front seats that may have loose bolts, and 56,841 Lincoln and Explorer vehicles due to windshields with visible air bubbles, according to the NHTSA.
    Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In a meta wink, True Whitaker — daughter of Forest — plays Alani, the child of a famous actor content with an obviously fake job at his production company; Charlie (Jordan Firstman, another savant of front-facing video) is a stylist who mostly spends his days managing the ego of various pop stars.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • Razer went public in 2017, listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, before going private again in 2022.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Liberty Hall, a PE sponsor focused exclusively on aerospace and defense, is a long-standing Houlihan Lokey client, and had hired Triago before the acquisition to lead a CV.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
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  • In addition to the studio mandate to crush the competition, Browning had an additional motivation to focus his film on sideshow.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • If the indigo color isn’t to your liking, there’s also red, gray, burgundy, black, and brown.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Fore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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