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
Her stature at the forefront of the pop zeitgeist increasingly appeared locked in a 2015 time capsule.
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Payton has long been at the forefront of offensive innovation in the NFL, with New Orleans Saints-era teams utilizing a variety of formations and motion predicated on quick decisions.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Education has long been at the forefront of deeply polarizing debates in the United States.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Aug. 2025
As players advanced the Black Lives Matter movement, Sabally found herself at the forefront of the league’s approach to social justice.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Payton has long been at the forefront of offensive innovation in the NFL, with New Orleans Saints-era teams utilizing a variety of formations and motion predicated on quick decisions.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Education has long been at the forefront of deeply polarizing debates in the United States.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Aug. 2025
As players advanced the Black Lives Matter movement, Sabally found herself at the forefront of the league’s approach to social justice.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forefront
vanguard
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Since its founding in 1913 at Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has stood as a vanguard of leadership, scholarship, and public service.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Lalonde was key in developing a unique strategy that brought the group’s vanguard brands B&B Italia, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena under one roof.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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“Forefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefront. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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