front burners

Definition of front burnersnext
plural of front burner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burners
Noun
  • The researchers recommended that the EU pass legislation proposed by the European Commission to ban Hungary and Slovakia’s imports of Russian crude oil as soon as possible.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Oil imports from Venezuela have ceased since Washington toppled its leader last month, cutting Cuba’s main source of energy.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Not even mosques were spared the consequences of the aggressive crackdown.
    Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The point is instead to say that the political consequences of opposing voter ID, for Democrats, are stark.
    Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Models wearing diamond and pearl pieces from the new collection were stationed throughout the room, illuminated by overhead spotlights.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Permanent and temporary exhibitions delve into the art of moviemaking, director spotlights, avant-garde filmmakers, and other aspects of the filmmaking world.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What do earthquake magnitudes mean?
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There will almost certainly be more of these moments this week, as some of the biggest names in AI take to the stage at the AI Impact Summit in India.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Entertainment Weekly spoke with Simpsons co-showrunner Matt Selman to discuss the guest stars, Easter eggs, and key moments in the historic 800th episode.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The political exigencies that faced the American literary public were of a different set.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This diagnosis, obviously, was an enormous gut-wrenching shock, and the exigencies of Greg’s life were instantly and inexorably altered.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • Secure the fabric to the ground with ties or weights.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The moves were tentative, though, and Nvidia swung between being one of the market’s heaviest weights and one of its biggest strengths.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Front burners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burners. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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