Thesaurus results for FOREFRONT

forefront

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌfrənt

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as in vanguard

the leading or most important part of a movement a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights

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Recent Examples of forefront Katherine has built an incredible track record of bringing premium content to market and building enduring partnerships with top-tier talent that has consistently positioned the studio at the forefront of the industry. —

Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026 Black and Missing Foundation co-founder Natalie Wilson told Dateline their goal with the podcast is to keep stories like Zelig’s in the forefront. —

Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 And, not surprisingly, Gen Z is at the forefront of this trend. —

Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026 Private equity is circling college athletics like road kill, but sustainability is always going to be at the forefront of my mind. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forefront

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vanguard

Noun

As the old vanguard of civil rights leaders pass, who will fill the void?

— Brittany Luse, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The once-insurgent vanguards who cast their first votes for Barack Obama have relinquished their cool factor to Gen Z, who will one day undergo the same process themselves as time continues its relentless march forward.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026