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 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 An area of low pressure — or frontal wave — is expected to form along the stalled front Thursday night, then move to the south and east of the city by Friday evening, bringing clouds, a chance of rain, and slightly cooler air. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025 Our new headlights feature the latest illumination technology yet were born of a desire to address a more traditional and balanced frontal proportion. Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Our Arapaho and Cheyenne ancestors went directly there to heal after the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, all the way through our homelands, from South Eastern Colorado, along the Eastern frontal range of the Rocky Mountains, to the heart of Wyoming, all promised in the Treaties of Fort Laramie. William C’hair, Denver Post, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontal
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  • This spring, after a neighbor texted her a photo of a sunny yellow rose in her front garden, Ms. Monarrez started to return to the property a couple of times per week to weed, water and prune.
    Jill Cowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Both front and rear limited-slip differentials are now standard, and Toyota has given the front fascia a subtle redesign.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • In the anterior GPe, stronger delta waves during obsessions were positively correlated with how intense the patients rated their symptoms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Now, Aiyuk has a compression sleeve on his right leg, nine months since surgery to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament tears from a Week 5 hit against Kansas City.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2025

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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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