fronts 1 of 2

plural of front
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as in facades
a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window

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verb

present tense third-person singular of front

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Recent Examples of fronts
Noun
Polymarket and Kalshi are fighting the gambling question particularly on more than a dozen fronts. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The past few weeks have certainly brought a lot of effort by David Ellison to put pressure on you on multiple fronts — the media, the industry, the courtroom. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Michael Carrick and his coaching staff have spent pre-season moulding the playing squad into a unit capable of competing on four fronts and making a deep run into the Champions League knockouts. Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 This includes any specific clouds or storms or fronts, and when and where any of those features might arise. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Chalk this up to a loss, as Ohio State tramples over both of USC’s fronts. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 That can lead to structural problems, from drawer fronts pulling off to flimsy drawer bottoms sagging or falling out under the weight of their contents. Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026 Israel has been fighting a losing public-diplomacy battle on many other fronts, including in the United States. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 He was soon being pilloried on several fronts including management decisions that alienated key executives, and a public fight with star Scarlett Johansson. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
Mike Love still fronts The Beach Boys on their busy 2026 touring schedule. Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Irongate also would have sidewalks where the site fronts state right-of-way, the developers said. Joe Marusak july 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 The friend who fronts the cost is taking on both financial and social risk. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Matt Damon, who fronts Nolan’s epic retelling of The Odyssey, recently revealed that the director’s communication methods are also pretty vintage. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 The Sphere, a longtime vision for the mogul (who fronts his own band JD and the Straight Shot), had launched with concert experiences from the likes of U2, the Eagles, Dead & Company, Backstreet Boys and Metallica. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 The magnetic Sadio Mané fronts his country with pride and punchiness. Christopher Hamill, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Years past his music stardom, Rick now fronts a wedding band and enjoys a fruitful jam session with a former boy bander (Nick Jonas) going solo. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026 Co-founder Mike Edmondson now fronts the brewery with a new leadership team after relocating brewing equipment from a closed Garden City location, the brewery said in a press release. Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronts
Noun
  • The bakery first opened at a location across the street in 1894, with the year emblazoned on the historic building’s facades.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • La Bárbara Hidden behind one of the historic facades of Casco Viejo, La Bárbara is a cocktail bar-meets-sushi spot and speakeasy all wrapped into one.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Somewhere between a sandal and a ballet flat, caged silhouettes come in all manner of guises.
    Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
  • Footballing success, in differing guises, came a long time ago.
    Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Specifically designed with game day in mind, the private members areas and bars can be converted into viewing platforms so guests can watch from a lounge or be in the action and watch live from the stands.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • New Atlas The park can be found next to Bonghwa Middle School, not far from Mangu Station, and is reachable via numerous buses from other areas of Seoul.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hernandez faces two federal counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death.
    Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Geopolitical tensions are bringing critical dependencies and chokepoints into sharper focus, while Europe faces growing security threats on its doorstep.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That’s Angus’s behavior, and that is always fair game on these shows.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Organizers hoped the shows would draw 250,000 attendees and inaugurate the city as a home for jazz events on par with New Orleans and Montreal.
    Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Mexican navy searched a vast area of the Pacific Ocean by sea and air, eventually finding the two men floating in a large fishing cooler about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern state in Mexico that borders Guatemala.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The wide range of the search allowed rescuers to locate the men floating in the Pacific Ocean about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern Mexican state that borders Guatemala.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the second close-up photo, Fox loses her sunglasses and poses against the car with one hand in her hair.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The biggest threat that screwworm poses in the US is currently to the livestock industry.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Fronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronts. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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