Definition of forefrontnext
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 This is the forefront of super luxury today, an era when performance figures, opulent design and creature comforts alone can’t make a car feel truly special. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 Cadence has really been at the forefront now of not just accessibility, but affordability (The UTI Emergency Relief Kit costs under $30). Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Apr. 2026 Emerging market central banks appear to be at the forefront of this shift. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026 Burgum said Hochul could be in the forefront of making energy costs even more affordable for more people. Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forefront
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vanguard
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  • Teyana Taylor is taking her fashion vanguard reputation to new heights in the desert.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • In the 1950s, the Eisenhower administration decided that the transportation vanguard was off the tracks, creating — and, critically, continuously funding — the interstate highway system, fueling the world's proudest car culture.
    Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Forefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefront. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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