front burner

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Recent Examples of front burner But the administration shows little sign of pushing foreign policy off the front burner. 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 See All Example Sentences for front burner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
Noun
  • Hathaway decided to let her outfit take center stage and donned minimal jewelry — a pair of simple gold hoop earrings.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As Miami takes center stage to host the Grand Prix, the Mobil™ brand and VCARB are inviting fans to get in on the fun and feel the thrill of the sport ahead of the big race!
    Mobil™ Fuels, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Through their applause and standing ovations, Democrats showed more support than many Republicans for the monarch’s remarks, particularly on the importance of NATO and environmental protection.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Ham and lamb may get top billing, but the real stars of Easter dinner are the sides.
    Phoebe Fry, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There were other consequences for the city too – like the hefty settlement payments Detroit doled out to the exonerated men in Simon’s cases.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There is another consequence, less visible but just as important.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • This remarkable find was unearthed at the earliest military camp discovered in the area, which holds national significance due to its Roman remains.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Britain’s strategic significance for the United States eroded further with Brexit, starting in 2016 with the approval of a referendum to leave the European Union and the formal withdrawal four years later.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump had used the act to plaster taxes on imports with eager abandon.
    Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The game changed in that moment.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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