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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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fore
Adjective
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Curtis, like many of the other bombshell hair models on the carpet, parted hers on the right side of her head; her front layers pointed away from her cheek bones.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lorincz called police, then fired a gun through the front door of her apartment, killing Owens.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Wolff himself had a winding career before becoming top brass for Mercedes’ F1 team.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But Braun was solid before tiring and working through injuries that affected him on the ball over the final month last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Elliott’s introduction to life in the Midlands has been slow-going, broadly due to circumstances beyond his control.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fore. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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