Synonyms of front lines

front lines

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forefronts
• leading edges
• cutting edges
• vans
• vanguards
• spearheads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of front lines

The attacks have concentrated on gas stations close to the front lines – and within easier reach of Russia’s attack drones. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

On the front lines of risk Kevin McNease spent some of his best years as a young rescue swimmer flying around the world in his grey Navy helicopter. — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The reflexive response to a public-health crisis—to dispatch medical and law-enforcement teams to the front lines—only guarantees the swift elimination of precisely those responsible for effective mitigation. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

This program, run by the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC), focuses on creating robots that can deliver supplies in dangerous areas and help keep soldiers safer near the front lines. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Entry-level employees are on the front lines of a rapid shift in knowledge work. — Anitesh Barua, Harvard Business Review, 23 July 2026

Local humanitarian groups in el-Obeid, a city near the front lines in Sudan’s civil war, have set up Emergency Response Rooms to provide critical assistance for the civilian population. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

During the war, soldiers sent to the front lines each carried a hinomaru flag covered with the signatures of their family and friends wishing them good luck. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

And, as a company that moves almost 19 million packages per day, FedEx is on the front lines of it. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 15 July 2026