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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as in show
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
are we making any progress on the marketing front?
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Recent Examples of front
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
In a video shared for his 7th birthday, Louis showed off his missing front teeth and his playful spirit in a behind-the-scenes clip of his portrait shoot.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Five minutes later, Byfield fanned on a loose puck in the crease, allowing Wedgewood to roll over and clear it from in front of the open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Now Gordy was working with a local teen group, the Miracles, fronted by his close friend Smokey Robinson.
—Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Accessibility There are two wheelchair-accessible rooms, plus elevators to all levels (which would be necessary to get to the restaurant for breakfast or dinner), and access to the front entrance is flat from the street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
In a video shared for his 7th birthday, Louis showed off his missing front teeth and his playful spirit in a behind-the-scenes clip of his portrait shoot.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Five minutes later, Byfield fanned on a loose puck in the crease, allowing Wedgewood to roll over and clear it from in front of the open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
The other’s a Philippine peninsula that fronts Manila Bay, with a mountainous spine dividing dense jungle.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Now Gordy was working with a local teen group, the Miracles, fronted by his close friend Smokey Robinson.
—Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for front
Adjective
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Winds will also increase with the frontal passage, leading to windchills in the 30s to end the day.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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But if the memory of creation fades while the contents persist, the pre-frontal fact-checking defenses begin to disappear.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble, and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The family room offers three walls of windows, a fireplace with an authentic late-1800s cast-iron facade, granite mantel and a polished nickel and crystal drum chandelier.—
Saleema Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Standing at 6ft 4in (194cm), Muriqi is a terrifying presence in the penalty area.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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India wants to diversify its sourcing away from China in these sectors, Malik said, adding that shipbuilding and automotive steel are further areas of interest to India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When the 2025 season ended, the Vikings faced a steep salary-cap overage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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We are faced with a vastly more consequential version of a Catch-22.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the core of the system is the ability to read ErrPs generated in the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Function The Adam’s apple itself is not a separate structure but rather a feature produced by the angle at which the anterior laminae of the thyroid cartilage meet.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Mar. 2026
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During the partisan press era in the United States, news organizations aligned themselves politically and presented news from a specific partisan point of view, without the guise of objectivity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Then, in the late nineteenth century, the mandolin experienced a second flowering, albeit in a different guise.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s broken up into elements water, fire, earth and void.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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One element certainly different is Hollywood itself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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