as in emphasizes
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 foregrounds
Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Safdie’s presentation of these comments foregrounds Mark’s understanding of what’s profound, and profoundly disturbing, about mixed martial arts, and perhaps all martial arts—the channelling and professionalizing of brutality.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Boggs’s biography, which foregrounds Baldwin’s deepest love relationships, is a moving and eloquent rejoinder to the decline narrative.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Grokipedia’s article foregrounds Floyd’s criminal record in its opening lines, mentioning his murder by a police officer only later.
—Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Safdie’s presentation of these comments foregrounds Mark’s understanding of what’s profound, and profoundly disturbing, about mixed martial arts, and perhaps all martial arts—the channelling and professionalizing of brutality.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Boggs’s biography, which foregrounds Baldwin’s deepest love relationships, is a moving and eloquent rejoinder to the decline narrative.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregrounds
Verb
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This new approach emphasizes automation and teamwork among machines, focusing on precision instead of relying on large numbers of troops.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whole team emphasizes the importance of finding partnerships that are authentic, pointing out that fans and viewers would quickly smell if an artist and content, or an artist and a brand, were forced together for pure financial considerations.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Roughly half of the nation’s major air traffic control centers are experiencing staff shortages, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This week's quiz highlights movie mayhem, decadent desserts and much more.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The suit also highlights the troubled safety record of Boeing’s MD-11 aircraft, calling it one of the most accident-prone commercial planes still in service.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of those new focuses will include partnering with hotels in markets where short-term rentals are falling short of customer demand, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky told analysts on a call Thursday.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deliver Me from Nowhere focuses on Bruce Springsteen in the midst of a depressive episode, struggling to create something meaningful and finite, while suicidal ideation plays discordant sounds in his head.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hill stresses everything needed to be practical and raw.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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McDaniel’s teams are minus-18 in turnover margin in three-and-a-half seasons, and McDaniel stresses that turnovers are the best indicators of who wins football games.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The memoir also features a foreword by actress and author Mariel Hemingway, and has received early praise from Marianne Williamson and Mel Robbins.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the white colorway, a contrasting gum sole with a soft suede toe highlights the sneaker, while the black version features a brown distressed tooling.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Foregrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregrounds. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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