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the leading or most important part of a movement
Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage
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Recent Examples of front lines
Russian casualties have risen largely because of a change in the nature of the front lines over the last year.
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
The situation at the front lines indicates the opposite.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Burns seems like someone who would fit in at Basgiath, or at one of the outposts on Navarre’s front lines.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Putin's forces have been battling to take Pokrovsk for more than a year, but now appear on the verge of a breakthrough with the front lines in the city increasingly blurred.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Matt Gutman reported live from the front lines of the Pacific Palisades fire where rows of homes burned with not a firefighter in sight.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Pediatricians and family doctors are on the front lines of the effort, addressing parents’ vaccine hesitancy and concerns.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
Andrés is often on the front lines feeding people impacted by catastrophic weather and global conflict, serving as the world's preeminent culinary diplomat.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
The situation at the front lines indicates the opposite.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Burns seems like someone who would fit in at Basgiath, or at one of the outposts on Navarre’s front lines.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Putin's forces have been battling to take Pokrovsk for more than a year, but now appear on the verge of a breakthrough with the front lines in the city increasingly blurred.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Matt Gutman reported live from the front lines of the Pacific Palisades fire where rows of homes burned with not a firefighter in sight.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Pediatricians and family doctors are on the front lines of the effort, addressing parents’ vaccine hesitancy and concerns.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
Andrés is often on the front lines feeding people impacted by catastrophic weather and global conflict, serving as the world's preeminent culinary diplomat.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Front lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20lines. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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