frontward 1 of 2

variants or frontwards
as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas

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frontward

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adverb

variants or frontwards

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Adjective
  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And while anyone growing up in 1970s-era New York City was exposed to new types of art and style and fashion, Kravitz’s unconventional upbringing—surrounded by leading figures of the creative set—gave him a front-row seat to that cultural flowering.
    Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Quigley is Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley) who has lived a quiet, ordinary life in a DIY story since his darling Clea disappeared seven years before.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Administration, arguing that the layoffs were meant to hobble the department out of existence, but the Supreme Court allowed the cuts to move forward.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The 23-year-old forward was the one with the ball in his hands, dictating actions, making decisions.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Frontward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontward. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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