fronted

past tense of front

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fronted The Yankees had hoped to head into October with a rotation fronted by Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole and Fried. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The act – which was once a group but is now essentially a solo venture fronted by Kevin Parker – has been nominated for six trophies. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Frankie, who has been making music his whole life, fronted the Four Seasons starting in 1960. Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Their group and one fronted by Nancy Walton Laurie and Bill Laurie were considered the frontrunners, according to multiple sources. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Renderings show a larger hotel building fronted along Northeast 23rd Street while a smaller boutique hotel lines the property along North Main Street. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 Hansard achieved international fame starring in the 2007 drama Once and fronted the rock band the Frames and the duo Swell Season. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026 More than two years after Amazon ordered a pilot for improv comedy series DINKS, the streamer has handed the project fronted by June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer a greenlight. Peter White, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronted
Verb
  • Lionel Messi returned to Subaru Park Wednesday night, drawing fans from across the region as Inter Miami CF faced the Philadelphia Union.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to some reports, travelers have faced long lines and even missed connecting flights as airports deal with growing pains during the transition to biometric kiosks.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The skirt draping and the neck wrap were finished with soft, hand-cut Chantilly and corded lace appliqués that also bordered the bride's matching veil.
    Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Fronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronted. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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