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
If the initial response is anything to go by, this was not Enninful’s most viral cover launch (his penultimate Vogue issue was also fronted by Roberts, and that Instagram reveal got over 70,000 likes, compared to the 11,000 received for his new 72 cover).
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The city would create a path for cyclists and pedestrians at Dog Beach that would be fronted by elevated sand dunes that could provide flood protection to the immediate area and the rest of the neighborhood.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The French firm, fronted by designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, is on the cusp of an international retail expansion, and set to finally enter the beauty category with French giant L’Oréal as its long-term licensee — and new minority investor.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 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
Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The city would create a path for cyclists and pedestrians at Dog Beach that would be fronted by elevated sand dunes that could provide flood protection to the immediate area and the rest of the neighborhood.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The French firm, fronted by designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, is on the cusp of an international retail expansion, and set to finally enter the beauty category with French giant L’Oréal as its long-term licensee — and new minority investor.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronted
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Jackson faced several setbacks this season but proved her fitness during the 100-meter dash rounds the past two days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This operation faced some challenges due to warmer weather and lower relative humidity.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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