as in frontal
being at or in the part of something opposite the back part
visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance
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as in show
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
are we making any progress on the marketing front?
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Recent Examples of front
Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 26 Mar. 2026
Soon, a film crew arrived at his front door and filmed his life for two months.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Heaney has always maintained a significant ownership share in the company, which sells the likes of Borderforce USA, the …By Train franchise fronted by Professor Alice Roberts and Caught on Dash Cam.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The front legs are shorter, with feet having only three toes.
—Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 26 Mar. 2026
Soon, a film crew arrived at his front door and filmed his life for two months.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
That winter and spring, elite-university presidents were hauled in front of Congress to testify about protesters’ conduct and their response to instances of anti-Semitism at the demonstrations.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Barnes took on Jokic and fronted him aggressively, agitating him early in the game, but the three-time MVP managed to fight through it and limit his turnovers to two this time.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Heaney has always maintained a significant ownership share in the company, which sells the likes of Borderforce USA, the …By Train franchise fronted by Professor Alice Roberts and Caught on Dash Cam.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for front
Adjective
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Do note, though, that the airbag will activate only in frontal accidents and under certain deceleration conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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But a stationary frontal boundary could linger across Maui and the Big Island through the middle of the week, keeping the risk of additional rain and flooding in place.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Don’t mistake the play’s opening facade for what is in fact an intricate and multi-layered performance work.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Behind this façade, a sandy path leads to a dense network of row houses.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Swift was photographed solo on the red carpet and with a group of iHeartRadio execs before the show at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fan Fest continues through the weekend, with a drone show and music festival planned for Friday.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Atlanta-area native also went just 8-for-14 from the foul line in his latest homecoming after making 91% of his foul shots over his previous nine games.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 2025-26 Texas high school girls basketball season, several Fort Worth-area athletes had standout seasons.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Administration’s treatment of immigration officers as a vulnerable group rests on claims that agents now face unprecedented threats.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At the core of the system is the ability to read ErrPs generated in the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The company plans to target the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region linked to the emotional experience of pain.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated Hayat Yolu as a key player in a covert global network that uses the guise of humanitarian aid to raise money overseas.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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But sometimes the squashing of speech can appear in other guises.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Republicans are eyeing the inclusion of elements of the legislation into reconciliation as a means of getting it across the finish line instead.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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The speaker has a few clever design elements.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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