FRONT BURNERS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

front burners

noun

plural of front burner

as in top billings

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

back burners

as in imports

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back burners

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Noun

Nighttime color quality was good, but the camera needs the white spotlights to capture color video.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Voters must also agree, on an honor system, to watch every film in a category before casting a ballot, while the Academy spotlights emerging, diverse and international filmmakers on its social channels and in the museum.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

Beijing has hosted a flurry of global leaders this year, while major economies have struggled to slow a surge of imports from China.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The fallout from the European Union’s recent ending of its duty-free low-value imports threshold continues to impact air cargo flow into the bloc.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of imports

Noun

The fate of the judiciary now hangs in limbo, with severe consequences for whichever political faction is iced out of power.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Without understanding the applicable tax rules and consulting the appropriate professionals, a charitable gift could create unintended tax consequences.

— JP Shaffer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Outnumbered two-to-one and outspent by many magnitudes more, the election plunges California Republicans deeper into the political wilderness.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Bezos spent a lot of effort, and magnitudes of capital, building a proud, sleek, global machine for frictionless selling.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnitudes

Noun

Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Definition of exigencies

Noun

There’s also a sauna and small steam room (open from 4–11pm) and a fitness room kitted out with weights and yoga mats.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
First, the provider publishes a cryptographic commitment to its model weights, effectively creating a fingerprint of the exact model being used while keeping the weights private.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of weights

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