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as in center stage
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as in importance
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Recent Examples of front burner
But the administration shows little sign of pushing foreign policy off the front burner.
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Those odds are now up to 46 percent, putting Ovechkin’s chase firmly back on the sport’s front burner.
—Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Those odds are now up to 46 percent, putting Ovechkin’s chase firmly back on the sport’s front burner.
—Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
Noun
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Schultz took center stage at Friday’s meeting, explaining the process and urging editors, musicians, visual-effects people and other post-production professionals to support the effort.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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But this time, the WHO has been center stage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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What is the importance of drawing this distinction, though?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Saka’s importance to this Arsenal side cannot be overstated.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Boston, Massachusetts History and seafood share top billing here.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite being known as the Garden State, New Jersey doesn’t always get top billing for its agricultural scene.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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To what extent and with what consequence depends on the funding source.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Here, the conservative justices have taken it upon themselves not just to interpret the law but to rewrite it to their own specifications, with consequences that will only come into full focus over the next several months and years.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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This leadership follows a congressional report showing foreign adversaries are actively influencing American academia — shining a spotlight on Indiana and Purdue University, in particular, as both a model for reform and a case study in risk.—
Joe Gebbia Sr,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dinner is offered both à la carte and as a set tasting menu that spotlights refined Italian cooking and seasonal ingredients.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The water is colored by the tamarack tree, kind of a root-beer color, which is a beautiful balance to all the greens — and just the metaphorical symbolic significance of it is really profound.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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That story was told in the studio by Professor Julian Huxley, an evolutionary biologist, who used pickled wildlife specimens and a photograph of a coelacanth to explain the fish’s significance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Trump had used the act to plaster taxes on imports with eager abandon.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Vantara's massive animal intake, including the import of critically endangered and rare species.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rihanna, draped in gunmetal Margiela couture, created yet another Met moment, a year after debuting her baby bump on the carpet (her second time doing so, with her third child Rocki).—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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The prosecution showed the jurors chilling video and audio evidence that included Athena’s last moments after Horner lured her inside the FedEx van.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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