as in fronts
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 foreheads
According to The New York Times and CBC, the ratfish's male population all have a peculiar appendage called the tenaculum on their foreheads.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Others have foreheads that are definitely not proportional to its tiny body.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
In the adorable close-up image, Waterhouse and her daughter, whose name hasn't been revealed, sweetly lean on each other's foreheads.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite the rain, the athletes play on, hair sticking to foreheads and shirts sticking to skin.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
These features include round faces, enlarged eyes, large foreheads and small chins.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible, was also the one to establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Others have foreheads that are definitely not proportional to its tiny body.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
In the adorable close-up image, Waterhouse and her daughter, whose name hasn't been revealed, sweetly lean on each other's foreheads.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite the rain, the athletes play on, hair sticking to foreheads and shirts sticking to skin.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
These features include round faces, enlarged eyes, large foreheads and small chins.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible, was also the one to establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreheads
Noun
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Stop forcing parents to choose between their careers and their families, and instead empower them to succeed on both fronts.—
Liz Teran,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both lands are based on Marvel's comics, rather than its movies, but IMG's is more immersive as its rides are hidden behind colorful facades of famous Marvel Comics' landscapes.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Using roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography (NIL), the team has developed decorative films that allow photovoltaic (PV) modules to seamlessly blend into building facades without sacrificing efficiency.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Foreheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreheads. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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