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
The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
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JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Dooley is teaming up with British journalist and doc maker Ben Zand on Untangled, while the comics behind Channel 4 comedy YouTube channel A Comedy Thing are fronting A News Thing.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Beer has a pre-existing relationship with Victoria’s Secret, fronting a 2021 campaign for the Tease Crème Cloud fragrance and the subsequent Tease Candy Noir.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Fresh from launching his first Apple playlist earlier this year, King Charles is now fronting a new doc feature on Amazon Prime Video.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 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
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
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Dooley is teaming up with British journalist and doc maker Ben Zand on Untangled, while the comics behind Channel 4 comedy YouTube channel A Comedy Thing are fronting A News Thing.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Beer has a pre-existing relationship with Victoria’s Secret, fronting a 2021 campaign for the Tease Crème Cloud fragrance and the subsequent Tease Candy Noir.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Fresh from launching his first Apple playlist earlier this year, King Charles is now fronting a new doc feature on Amazon Prime Video.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronting
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Snell was facing a rookie making his seventh big-league start.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, nearly three years later, could Meta be facing its own ChatGPT moment?—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hialeah By population, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida, situated in the heart of northwest Dade, bordering Opa-locka, Miami and Miami Lakes.—
Dontaira Terrell,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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The reserve is on Mao’er Mountain in Guangxi, a region of southeastern China bordering Vietnam.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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