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 An autopsy determined a frontal-parietal skull fracture occurred that was consistent with blunt force trauma. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Even just that mental shift to looking at feedback with curiosity reduces the emotional charge of anxiety, moving you out of the emotional, reactive part of your brain and into the rational frontal cortex. Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 One storm appeared off a frontal boundary on July 5 and became Chantal, which moved over the coast and caused deadly flooding in North Carolina. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 Dying frontal boundaries off the coast also can create areas of low pressure and instability in the atmosphere, which can lead to cyclone formation. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontal
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Adjective
  • Apple upgraded the iPhone 17's front-facing camera in a big way.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With 60 percent of its 2,952 pounds over the front wheels, hard pushes at 9/10ths through tight 30 mph bends reveal clear understeer; however, on faster, sweeping corners, the balance feels spot on.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • That’s because strength or mobility issues with the opposing muscle groups can cause the tibialis anterior to once again take on too much stress.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The light passes through your eye’s anterior cavity (full of fluid known as aqueous humor), and then enters your pupil.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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