frontal

as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something most cars have the engine in the frontal part

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Recent Examples of frontal Surgeons explain why a certain method suits your hair type and how grafts will be allocated to the frontal band, mid scalp, and crown. Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 The pre-show includes a demonstration of Perv-O-Vision that’s complete with full frontal male nudity and an audience of theatergoers that are very clearly generated with AI. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025 That design was refined and wound up on the production car, boosting frontal downforce on the GTD without adding drag. ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2025 The power supply bay is behind the metal cover, at the top of the right frontal area, and the plastic cover behind that space appears to have been hiding a disorganized mess of cables. Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontal
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  • The focus was to provide more attacking numbers in advanced areas to maintain territorial dominance, with a midfield pair — or ‘double pivot’ — providing the defensive foundation behind a nominal front four.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The jeans still have two front pockets and two back pockets to stow your phone or other small items at the airport and beyond.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tight hip flexors pull your pelvis forward into what’s known as an anterior tilt, forcing your hamstrings to brace to keep you upright.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers used a special kind of PET scan to detect changes in acetylcholine levels in the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region that's important for making decisions and detecting errors.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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