front lines

noun

plural of front line
as in forefronts
the leading or most important part of a movement Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage

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Recent Examples of front lines The frontman said he was humbled by the action and was touched to spend time with members of the Minneapolis community who worked on the front lines during the ICE surge. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 His leadership throughout the invasion — and willingness to walk the front lines in active participation of military defense strategy — has been lauded. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 In early 2022, not long after Russia’s invasion began, SpaceX made good on CEO Elon Musk’s promise by shipping thousands of Starlink broadband internet terminals to the front lines of Ukraine. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026 An Italian woman whose son had died while fighting for ISIS travelled to the front lines to see his corpse, which was in a location where it could not be safely retrieved. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Even as organizations apply frontier AI to defense at scale, our success will ultimately depend on the skills, judgment, and expertise of the people manning the digital front lines. — Tony Kirtley, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Instead, North Korea has cultivated relations closer to home, especially with Russia, which has gladly accepted thousands of North Korean soldiers for the front lines of its war in Ukraine. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 From the C-suite to the front lines of the labor market, resilience is a mindset that must be deliberately cultivated in organizations and individuals alike. — Philip Weinberg, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front lines
  1. forefronts
  2. leading edges
  3. cutting edges
Noun
  • One of the real forefronts in the field right now is figuring out how to solve the delivery problem for all these other tissue types.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • Coworth forefronts its equestrian roots, with stables on site as well as polo fields.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of forefronts
Noun
  • The company will evaluate applications for nose cones, fins, leading edges, bulkheads, and other high-performance structures that require precision and durability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • Traveling over five times the speed of sound generates immense friction and drag, resulting in the leading edges reaching temperatures beyond 1,650 °C (3,000 °F).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of leading edges
Noun
  • With no sharp cutting edges, the Vulyx is claimed to be TSA-compliant.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • But over time, the cutting edges on a drill bit will wear down, causing materials start to splinter, leading to chipped wood or damaged walls.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 5 June 2026
Definition of cutting edges

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“Front lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20lines. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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