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forefront

[ fawr-fruhnt, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

the foremost part or place.

the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers.

Origin of forefront

First recorded in 1425–75, forefront is from the late Middle English word forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front

Words nearby forefront

forefathers' day, forefeel, forefend, forefinger, forefoot, forefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse, forego, foregoing

Example sentences from the Web for forefront

For as much as Walter was a maniac, he was at the forefront of printing art.

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They say there are many “volunteers” and the Ossetians and Chechens are at the forefront of training them.

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But now it is time for them to put their interests in the forefront for the sake of the nation.

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According to doctors at the forefront of the fight today, they still are.

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Do you ever feel pressure to keep trans issues at the forefront of your music, like Against Me!

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And in the forefront, with a laugh upon his lips, hewed Quinton Edge.

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But, mercifully, he with one other had been placed in the forefront of the procession.

In the Wilderness |Robert Hichens
In the forefront was a windlass and a vast pile of earth and stones, for Peters was sinking a shaft.

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Their morality is always an inference from these, never the forefront of their teaching.

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The Germans were pressing fiercely, and the tank was in the forefront of the battle.

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British Dictionary definitions for forefront

forefront

/ (ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt) /

noun

the extreme front

the position of most prominence, responsibility, or action