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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as in center
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
In his new biography of Barnes, Blake Gopnik foregrounds this democratic ethos, focusing specifically on the philanthropist’s contributions to building racial equality—despite Barnes’s notoriously cantankerous personality and his tendency toward invective and slur.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Those branches coming off in the foreground to Maximus’ left?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Two excellent new books focus on abolition’s complicated aftermath, foregrounding the experiences of the formerly enslaved.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
In his new biography of Barnes, Blake Gopnik foregrounds this democratic ethos, focusing specifically on the philanthropist’s contributions to building racial equality—despite Barnes’s notoriously cantankerous personality and his tendency toward invective and slur.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
In some of the works, the photo of the African landscape appears in the background while the color simulacrum appears in the foreground.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Those branches coming off in the foreground to Maximus’ left?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Fremont’s 2024 Homelessness Response Plan emphasized prevention, housing and outreach.—
David Bonaccorsi,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Scrolling Instagram and TikTok was damaging enough to my self-worth prior to pregnancy, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a fitness or lifestyle influencer emphasizing the flatness of their abs mere weeks after delivery to demolish your confidence.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The incident triggered a huge pile-up and highlighted Smith's dangerous driving.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Greer blamed China for the economic state and highlighted the deals other countries have struck with the U.S. to be protected from the tariffs.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Kansas City Star (660) 254-1083 Kendrick Calfee covers breaking news for The Kansas City Star with a focus on public safety.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Moving the focus to North America, Someone Lives Here follows Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright, who builds tiny shelters for unhoused people during the pandemic and faces pushback from city officials.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Second report also says consumers are stressed An unrelated index to the Kearney survey is also showing some consumers are taking a defensive mode to their spending.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Related article Trump envoy stresses need for verification in Iran nuclear talks Comments from Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who represented the US last weekend, have suggested differently as of late.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The playlist features a mix of entertaining and educational songs.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
17 Apr. 2025
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WrestleMania 41 will feature some of the best and brightest talent the WWE roster has to offer.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Foreground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreground. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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