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
The brand celebrated its signature Super-Star sneaker, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, with a campaign fronted by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and Paolini.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, Calvin Klein unveiled its Fall 2025 denim collection with a campaign fronted by Mingyu of K-pop group Seventeen.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
That tune, fronted by The Weeknd, also credited Lily-Rose Depp, as all three stars appeared in the TV show The Idol, for which the cut was created.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That amount — to be fronted by Florida taxpayers — was in line with the $450 million a year officials have estimated the facility was going to cost.
—Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The facade that some of the folks that have fronted these establishments have in comparison to what’s going on behind the scenes, juggling the financial and emotional.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
No one thought the group — fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher — would ever reconcile after a brutal backstage fight in Paris led to their split in 2009.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Behind gates and towering hedges on almost a third of an acre, the striking terracotta mansard-roof structure is fronted by an attached two-car garage and a gravel motor court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
The Rabbit Hole, a six-part online series fronted by the comedian, was recently nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series category.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, Calvin Klein unveiled its Fall 2025 denim collection with a campaign fronted by Mingyu of K-pop group Seventeen.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
That tune, fronted by The Weeknd, also credited Lily-Rose Depp, as all three stars appeared in the TV show The Idol, for which the cut was created.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That amount — to be fronted by Florida taxpayers — was in line with the $450 million a year officials have estimated the facility was going to cost.
—Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The facade that some of the folks that have fronted these establishments have in comparison to what’s going on behind the scenes, juggling the financial and emotional.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
No one thought the group — fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher — would ever reconcile after a brutal backstage fight in Paris led to their split in 2009.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Behind gates and towering hedges on almost a third of an acre, the striking terracotta mansard-roof structure is fronted by an attached two-car garage and a gravel motor court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
The Rabbit Hole, a six-part online series fronted by the comedian, was recently nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series category.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronted
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Tennessee faced a third-and-10 at their own 35-yard line, and the crowd at Empower Field was at a fever pitch.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Near West Side Partners’ mission is to revitalize and sustain neighborhoods bordered by I-43 on the east, Highway 41 on the west, Vliet Street and Highland Boulevard on the north, and I-94 on the south.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The data center would replace more than a dozen bucolic parcels off I-74 and bordered by South Post Road, East Troy Avenue, Davis Road and Vandergriff Road.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Fronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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