as in faced
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
the apartment complex fronts the ocean
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Recent Examples of fronted
It was acquired as a limited series by Amazon; production was delayed by the pandemic, which gave the actors who made up the band—fronted by Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, as Daisy—time to bond and feel more like a real group by the time the show aired in 2023.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Over the next five years, Soundgarden, fronted by singer Chris Cornell, Silver’s partner and later husband, became one of the biggest bands in the world.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Miu Miu, the category’s most recent entrant with its Miutine Eau de Parfum fronted by actress Emma Corrin, was the top-growing beauty brand in September by brand vitality score, or VIT, Traackr’s measurement of a brand’s social media visibility and impact.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead, sang back-up on several classic Sixties hits, and fronted her own bands, has died.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Powter fronted her Susan Powter Show talk series and made TV guest spots on Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Designing Women spin-off Women of the House.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Nashville punk band Snõõper is fronted by Blair Tramel, a former elementary, middle, and high school teacher.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Three days after being excluded from a press conference fronted by Taliban’s foreign minister in India, women journalists took their seats in a powerful show of force to question him about the social exclusion of Afghan women.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Over the next five years, Soundgarden, fronted by singer Chris Cornell, Silver’s partner and later husband, became one of the biggest bands in the world.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Miu Miu, the category’s most recent entrant with its Miutine Eau de Parfum fronted by actress Emma Corrin, was the top-growing beauty brand in September by brand vitality score, or VIT, Traackr’s measurement of a brand’s social media visibility and impact.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead, sang back-up on several classic Sixties hits, and fronted her own bands, has died.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Powter fronted her Susan Powter Show talk series and made TV guest spots on Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Designing Women spin-off Women of the House.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Nashville punk band Snõõper is fronted by Blair Tramel, a former elementary, middle, and high school teacher.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Three days after being excluded from a press conference fronted by Taliban’s foreign minister in India, women journalists took their seats in a powerful show of force to question him about the social exclusion of Afghan women.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronted
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However, even after the peace proposal, Israeli sports teams have faced opposition and exclusion.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The agency has also faced criticism for aggressive tactics used by ICE agents in executing the president’s immigration policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The indoor/parade version is bordered by a gold fringe while the outdoor version is plain.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Our family comes from Herat, Afghanistan, a major city bordered by Iran.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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