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Recent Examples of frontal
Or consider the sizable percentage of death row prisoners with histories of traumatic brain injury to their frontal cortex.
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Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Apr. 2025
Even the conventions for documenting painting, in which a photographic image is typically shot head-on and cropped close to the edge of the frontal plane, enforce an understanding of painting as something that is exclusively frontal and flat.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The lack of frontal systems moving consistently further south, in combination with warmer temperatures accelerating evaporation haven’t helped.
—Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
There’s traction alopecia, which happens when repeated physical pulling on the hair causes damage, usually along the frontal hairline.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 May 2025
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Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Apr. 2025
Even the conventions for documenting painting, in which a photographic image is typically shot head-on and cropped close to the edge of the frontal plane, enforce an understanding of painting as something that is exclusively frontal and flat.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The lack of frontal systems moving consistently further south, in combination with warmer temperatures accelerating evaporation haven’t helped.
—Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
There’s traction alopecia, which happens when repeated physical pulling on the hair causes damage, usually along the frontal hairline.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontal
Adjective
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Suspension is adjustable both front and rear, with the Ultra featuring Öhlins equipment.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Pop royalty and industry titans, including Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Donatella Versace and Robert Pattinson, all sat front row for his highly anticipated debut, which was set in a room mimicking interiors of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie museum featuring 18th-century artworks.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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During the mauling, the girl received lacerations to her face, left anterior chest and right neck, according to the lawsuit.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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The same oxytocin and vasopressin systems responsible for long-term romantic bonding in monogamous species are also activated in human relationships, with observable effects on neural regions like the anterior cingulate cortex, ventral pallidum and insula.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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