fronted

past tense of front

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Recent Examples of fronted 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 Barcelona, fronted by Lamine Yamal, goes for a fourth trophy lift in five years. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The comedian and host previously fronted The View and The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Bring Me the Horizon, fronted by lead singer Ollie Sykes, has placed seven projects on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart throughout its career. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 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 At the Minions & Monsters premiere at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, Jesse also revealed that Banner is a fan of the Minions movies — spinoffs of the Despicable Me films fronted by the yellow, goggle-wearing sidekicks to protagonist Gru (Steve Carell). Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Davis personally handled negotiations to get one of Monterey’s breakthrough attractions, Big Brother and the Holding Company – a San Francisco band fronted by singer Joplin – out of its Mainstream Records contract and onto Columbia. Chris Morris, Variety, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronted
Verb
  • The reef system has faced significant decline for decades due to rising water temperatures, disease and pollution.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Starship, which underpins Musk’s longer-term goals in space, has faced a rocky development path marred by explosive setbacks, malfunctions and delays — at a cost of $15 billion and running.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Blue Floral Border Area Rug This light blue rug is bordered with white flowers, giving it a soft and timeless look.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
  • La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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“Fronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronted. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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