as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency
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Recent Examples of foreground
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
This practice is to raise the appeal of the shrub’s foliage or flowers above other surrounding plants that might be in the foreground.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Putin has adopted autarkic self-reliance and other ideas that appear to draw on North Korea’s Juche ideology—the doctrine formulated by Kim Jong Il in 1982 that seeks to foreground national economic and military self-reliance.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Verb
There is a short person in a top hat in the foreground at right, facing away from the camera, staring at a growing city of homes, offices and other buildings.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
This practice is to raise the appeal of the shrub’s foliage or flowers above other surrounding plants that might be in the foreground.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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The Gritti’s dock-manager to Grazer’s left, foreground right in the shot, may be suspicious that his sturdy right elbow, offered for support during that parlous little leap from land to sea, is being roundly ignored.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Putin has adopted autarkic self-reliance and other ideas that appear to draw on North Korea’s Juche ideology—the doctrine formulated by Kim Jong Il in 1982 that seeks to foreground national economic and military self-reliance.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Ethereum draws its strength from a strong developer community that emphasizes strengthening the network’s infrastructure.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That newest edition of the game emphasizes fun over following the rules to a T, and actual play is a great demonstration of how that looks at a game night, said Justice Arman, managing game designer of Dungeons & Dragons.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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And the lingering aftermath of the fraudulent rehab center scam has stretched some groups to their limits.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Some 65% of today's data center power is fueling traditional enterprise workloads, according to BCG.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Topline Elon Musk attacked Apple in a series of posts on X, accusing the iPhone-maker of refusing to highlight his social media platform and AI chatbot Grok on the App Store and boosting his rival and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s products instead.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, the report highlights a sharp decline in the desirability of open office layouts.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Trump wisely selected an intellectual of integrity whose sole focus will be getting the data right the first time to help the White House maximize employment and make Americans’ real income gains again.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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The key is creating the ability—both in yourself and in your organization—to navigate uncertainty with flexibility and focus.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Steichen has stressed consistency throughout this QB battle this offseason, and so far, Jones has been more consistent than Richardson, which still gives a good shot to start in Week 1.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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But Mirabal on Monday stressed that there’s a lot of work left to do between now and the start of the season on Aug. 31 against Notre Dame.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Plans for the piece Now authenticated by sports memorabilia experts PSA and Beckett, the page features five autographs in distinct shades of blue ink: Jordan, Ruth, Brady, Gretzky and Messi.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Foreground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreground. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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