forehead

as in front
a forward part or surface the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures

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Recent Examples of forehead When Norcia stepped in to remove the pup from the situation, he was bitten on the arm and forehead and left bleeding with the blank adoption papers in his hands, which never got filled out in the end. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Just moments later, Antetokounmpo found out that the man was Tyrese's dad — as opposed to a Pacers fan — and subsequently approached him by touching foreheads. Caroline Blair, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Standing in 18th-century finery, and with his glasses shoved up to his forehead (as was Henry’s habit), Tucker was videotaped standing in the very spot Henry did — the nearby St. John’s Church in Richmond, four miles east — 250 years ago. John Hanc, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Wilson was also late returning to the bench to serve his 10-minute misconduct, perhaps to get his forehead sewn up in the dressing room. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forehead
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Noun
  • One spread is a black and white photo of the band in early 1967, standing in front of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • The suits, which have proliferated in recent years, represent a new front in Google’s legal battles in Europe.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Late on Thursday, Dolton Village Trustee Stanley Brown took in the church’s facade from beneath his black cap.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • While this might create a show-stopping facade, bigger isn’t always better.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025

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“Forehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forehead. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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