as in facing
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
the apartment complex fronts the ocean
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Recent Examples of fronting
This weekend, the performer will be fronting the Season 51 premiere of Saturday Night Live on NBC.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The reconfiguration includes a wide promenade with a multi-use path fronting the project site.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Now, 20 years later, Jenner is fronting a campaign for the nearly logo-less bag, recently revived by Chloé creative director Chemena Kamali.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noblesville’s Innovation Mile is a nearly 600-acre district fronting Interstate 69, that city leaders are focusing on transforming into a dynamic sports, business and technology hub.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Signed to a three-year, $75 million deal after fronting the Mets’ rotation into the NLCS last season, Manaea has had a rough encore.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Spanning 43 acres with 19 acres fronting the Pacific Ocean, Bien Sur sold for $17 million.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Of all the Beatles, McCartney found the greatest success in the ’70s, fronting Wings and breaking records with his 1975-76 world tour.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
That said, the Riva degli Schiavoni, the long pedestrian area fronting Hotel Gabrielli, is wheelchair accessible, thanks to a series of ramps over its many bridges.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The reconfiguration includes a wide promenade with a multi-use path fronting the project site.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Now, 20 years later, Jenner is fronting a campaign for the nearly logo-less bag, recently revived by Chloé creative director Chemena Kamali.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noblesville’s Innovation Mile is a nearly 600-acre district fronting Interstate 69, that city leaders are focusing on transforming into a dynamic sports, business and technology hub.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Signed to a three-year, $75 million deal after fronting the Mets’ rotation into the NLCS last season, Manaea has had a rough encore.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Spanning 43 acres with 19 acres fronting the Pacific Ocean, Bien Sur sold for $17 million.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Of all the Beatles, McCartney found the greatest success in the ’70s, fronting Wings and breaking records with his 1975-76 world tour.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
That said, the Riva degli Schiavoni, the long pedestrian area fronting Hotel Gabrielli, is wheelchair accessible, thanks to a series of ramps over its many bridges.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronting
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Single service handles not stored facing one direction to minimize hand contact with the business end or with the handle facing upright.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Partner at NewVest Ariel Ezrahi In such an environment, expanding retail-facing funds becomes an appealing lever, providing access to fresh money even as the traditional institutional pipeline weakens, private-equity players told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dhofar Governorate is a region of southwestern Oman bordering Yemen and Saudi Arabia.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district bordering India.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Fronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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