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adjective

Definition of frontnext
as in frontal
being at or in the part of something opposite the back part visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance

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front

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noun

ˈfrənt How to pronounce front (audio)
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as in facade
a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window

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as in show
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all

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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence are we making any progress on the marketing front?

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front

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verb

as in to face
to stand or sit with the face or front toward the apartment complex fronts the ocean

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Recent Examples of front
Adjective
The handwashing sink in the front sushi area was blocked by a full bag of ice placed inside the sink basin. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 New York City police are looking for two suspects who were allegedly seen stealing a dog from the front lawn of a Queens home. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
With a run game neutered by a stout Auburn front, the game was on his shoulders. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Defensive tackle Will Echoles consistently disrupted the Missouri offensive front for five tackles, two broken up passes, one sack and one quarterback hurry. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Fox show is fronted by actress-comedian-podcaster Whitney Cummings. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 While the band fronted by Jack White couldn’t have been included on the all-woman festival inspired by Lilith Fair, Rodrigo stands proudly alongside White and other artists who aren’t shying away from using their platform to speak politics. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front
  1. frontal
  2. facade
  3. show
  4. area
  5. face
  6. anterior
  7. guise
  8. element
Adjective
  • For alopecia areata or scarring hair loss conditions such as lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, treating inflammation is key.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rain will return to South Florida on Tuesday as a frontal boundary sags southward and provides plenty of moisture.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of frontal
Noun
  • Underneath that façade was a sociopathic white supremacist neo-Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Starting in 2027, the Plaza Hotel will embark on a four-year-long renovation of its marble façade.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of facade
Noun
  • For years, the show's staff has begun each morning with a long meeting about the day's news, and what should and should not be included in the two-hour broadcast.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 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
Definition of show
Noun
  • In all these areas, the traditional aid system is falling short.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The area, 2 miles south of the White House, has been at the center of a heated legal battle for months.
    — Andrew Limbong, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of area
Verb
  • The co-pilot accused of carrying out the attack is under arrest and facing prosecution by UAE authorities.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Many depend on critical minerals such as copper and rare earth elements that face growing supply chain pressures.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of face
Adjective
  • Approximately four months after starting the medication, Engel was diagnosed with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, an anterior mediastinum hematoma is the collection of clotted blood pooling in the front part of the chest cavity.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of anterior
Noun
  • In the novel, likewise, the narrator assumes an almost Homeric guise, comparing current harbor gossip to chatter from the Phoenician, Cretan, Greek, and Roman eras.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But unlike Backrooms, SCP Foundation has always been more centralized to this one website, and every subsequent SCP Foundation work has always fallen under the guise of the Creative Commons license, something the Backrooms creepypasta never did.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of guise
Noun
  • In Blue Level and Desert Moon (both 1955), with their solid areas of blues and reds, respectively, Krasner constructed a vertical world that stood straight and sturdy, raw elements reaching beyond the painting’s top and bottom edges.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The situation is similar to plumbing fixtures located within a unit, which are a unit owner’s responsibility even though the building’s common element plumbing system brings water to all units.
    — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of element

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