foregrounds 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of foreground

foregrounds

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noun

plural of foreground

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Recent Examples of foregrounds
Noun
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
  • Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Along the way, the narrative emphasizes the creature’s tragic humanity.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This week's quiz highlights farmers' feats, brilliant baseball — and more.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Created to elevate Brazilian cinema on the global stage, this initiative highlights the country’s most original voices in fiction filmmaking.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Okoronkwo’s injury stresses the position group’s lack of sacks through four games.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Extreme weather at the poles stresses crucial moss and lichen, and shreds entire habitats in hours.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Signed last week, on the same day that the Department of Justice indicted James Comey, it is designed to facilitate the transfer of a social-media platform with a hundred and seventy million American users to a consortium that features several of the President’s political and financial benefactors.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The second drop entirely dedicated to the Pirelli calendar features a wool and leather iteration of the varsity style in an all-black version.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Foregrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregrounds. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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