FRONT BURNERS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

front burners

noun

plural of front burner

as in top billings

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back burners

as in imports

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Noun

The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
This week's quiz spotlights summer escapes and remarkable love stories.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

The move reflects a broader strategy by Chinese automakers to manufacture closer to African consumers rather than rely solely on imports, though the trend is just getting started.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The Port of Brunswick has seen a decrease this year in all 10 of its top 10 sources for passenger vehicle imports.

— Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of imports

Noun

Leontes, the king of Sicilia, has baselessly accused his wife, Hermione, of adultery, and the consequences have been dire.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
While Eli Lilly is hoping that regulators and law enforcement will take more action against companies claiming to sell retatrutide, some are increasingly doing so in the open, with apparently few if any consequences.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Soccer, once a fringe sport, has grown by magnitudes since the last time a men’s World Cup was hosted here in 1994.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
While recorded on seismic sensors, traditional earthquake magnitudes are not appropriate for measuring atmospheric events.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

Definition of magnitudes

Noun

Domestic deployments have generally been reserved for relatively brief moments of extraordinary unrest, major security threats or natural disasters.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
His family is now part of a program built for moments like that involving a simple tool that could save a life.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of moments

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

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