front lines

plural of front line
as in forefronts
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 But at least two of the soldiers interviewed told NBC News that Starlink was not slowed down universally across the front lines. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 With the performance Simone had joined her friends Hansberry and Baldwin, who frequently engaged with and encouraged college students who were on the front lines of the civil rights movement. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 In August 2024, SpaceX signed another Defense Department contract to expand Starshield usage to 3,000 terminals for the front lines, Bloomberg reported. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 For vulnerable communities in Africa, already living on the front lines of the climate crisis, every fraction of a degree matters. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Machine Gods is the culmination of years of Casey and Kevin's reporting from the front lines of Silicon Valley. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 His leadership throughout the invasion — and willingness to walk the front lines in active participation of military defense strategy — has been lauded. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 In early 2022, not long after Russia’s invasion began, SpaceX made good on CEO Elon Musk’s promise by shipping thousands of Starlink broadband internet terminals to the front lines of Ukraine. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • One of the real forefronts in the field right now is figuring out how to solve the delivery problem for all these other tissue types.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • Coworth forefronts its equestrian roots, with stables on site as well as polo fields.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The company will evaluate applications for nose cones, fins, leading edges, bulkheads, and other high-performance structures that require precision and durability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • Traveling over five times the speed of sound generates immense friction and drag, resulting in the leading edges reaching temperatures beyond 1,650 °C (3,000 °F).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • With no sharp cutting edges, the Vulyx is claimed to be TSA-compliant.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • But over time, the cutting edges on a drill bit will wear down, causing materials start to splinter, leading to chipped wood or damaged walls.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 5 June 2026

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“Front lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20lines. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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