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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fronts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of front

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Recent Examples of fronts
Noun
Aerodynamic improvements mostly focus on trailer fronts and sides. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Parallel military campaigns could stretch federal forces across several fronts, but whether the groups can pull it off remains unclear. — Khaled Kazziha, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 El Niño weakens the tropical trade winds, influencing the jet stream — the high-altitude river of air that helps steer storms, fronts, and areas of high and low pressure across the country. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The serum combines biomimetic peptides, a root-anchoring complex, and antioxidants to fortify hair on multiple, overlapping fronts. — Kate Gammon, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Instead of delighting fans by paying loving homage to the movies or winning over newcomers with an exciting fresh take on the material, the show fails on both fronts, swinging wildly from one misbegotten idea to the next. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 By then, Capone was fighting legal battles on several fronts, and things were beginning to unravel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of youths smashed store fronts, set fires and caused damage to at least four government ministry buildings during running battles with riot police, who used tear gas and water cannon to try and hold back the crowds. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 And outside that action, this monitor comes with a power cord, HDMI cable, and DisplayPort cable for connectivity on all those fronts. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
Mazzoli, who fronts an electro-acoustic band in addition to her operatic career, selected the Saunders novel, turning the book into a close to three hour opera, with her longtime lyricist Royce Vavrek. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 The model fronts Awe Inspired’s Nocturne campaign for fall 2026, taking on Inanna, Persephone and Medusa across three chapters. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 The hotel fronts a pool and a scenic stretch of beach with lounge chairs and umbrellas. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 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 magnetic Sadio Mané fronts his country with pride and punchiness. — Christopher Hamill, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronts
Noun
  • During the Soviet era, these monumental decorative panels appeared at metro stations, sports stadiums, school facades, and on the sides of residential blocks.
    — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast.
    — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the weekend, Dudamel embraced the worlds of Hollywood, Latin music in many guises and old-fashioned rock.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With their traditional, legacy rivals — the Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur — in various guises of transition, Arsenal are suddenly the team to beat and the Emirates is suddenly a library of sound; noise please.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ticketmaster also faces a separate lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and seven states.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On paper, Boise State football faces one of its easier opponents of the season this weekend.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meta's earnings per share are expected to have grown a whopping 460% compared to a year earlier, LSEG data shows.
    — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Presley Gerber followed his mom's footsteps into modeling, being signed by IMG Models at 15 years old and walking runway shows for brands including Moschino and Dolce & Gabbana.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The station also reported Saudi strikes in Jawf province, which borders Saudi Arabia.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • More Than a Document Scanner iScanner detects page borders automatically and straightens curved or skewed pages.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Participants trade exaggerated gestures, movements and poses, and the crowd’s reaction decides the winner.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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

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