front 1 of 3

as in frontal
being at or in the part of something opposite the back part visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance

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front

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noun

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as in facade
a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window

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Adjective
The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025 To take part in a session, customers will book their tee time online and receive an access code to open the front door. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
There was a gap between the ventilation hood unit filters at the front of the service grill. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Palamides, as a physical-comedy virtuoso, loves mess—there’s a splash zone near the front, with audience members wearing plastic ponchos. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025 With a dedicated ad campaign fronted by Clint 419, the founder of steetwear brand Corteiz, and Italian actor Alessandro Borghi, the collection is comprised of about 18 looks spanning outerwear, overshirts, utility vests, jeans and carpenter denim pants. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front
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Adjective
  • The book’s journey through the brain ends at the frontal pole, a region involved in self-reflection — thinking about thinking.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The study found that, on average, the men had a 56% loss of a specific type of neuron in the frontal cortex, the region most affected by CTE.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stroll by Palma de Mallorca Town Hall, where a clock hangs above the building’s Baroque facade.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The facade of the building was retained, with the name of the brand now painted discreetly on the brick as well as awnings that were added to the top-floor windows.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to her cooking shows and onscreen projects, Gomez is also the founder of Rare Beauty and the Rare Impact Fund.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Starring Hard Truths breakout Tuwaine Barrett, the film follows a group of old friends who reunite to celebrate one of their own opening a gallery show in Copenhagen.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The release noted terrain in the area can be rugged and steep and cautioned visitors to stay a safe distance from the edge.
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Economists warn the incoming administration faces immediate challenges, including securing fuel supplies and building coalitions in a fragmented legislature.
    Reuters 3 min ago, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and have been hit hard by rising inflation.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The anterior cingulate cortex, your brain’s conflict detector, becomes hyperactive in ambiguous situations.
    Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The anterior cingulate cortex regulates emotional responses to both experienced and observed pain, creating a powerful neurological circuit.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In this guise, Saverino is breathless with excitement.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • All under Guadagnino’s scrupulous direction and cinematographer Malik Sayeed’s (Belly) visualization, the performative guise of Ivy League school decorum delivers as the perfect dichotomy to the serious nature of what these characters put each other through.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There’s another element of the current concern regarding due process that relates to the fate of poor Cinna.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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