as in vanguard
the leading or most important part of a movement
a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights
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Recent Examples of forefront
Deed theft has come to the forefront of NYC politics after Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested last week for protesting an eviction.
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Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Both The Lonely Soldier and The Invisible War were in the forefront of reporting on this injustice.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Medical schools and institutions must be at the forefront of teaching about the inequities that persist to this day — and equally at the forefront of rebuking studies like the hepatitis B vaccine trial.
—Uzma Rentia, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Anaheim’s skilled young stars have come to the forefront in their first playoff series, and Sennecke and Carlsson sparked a four-goal third period.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Both The Lonely Soldier and The Invisible War were in the forefront of reporting on this injustice.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Medical schools and institutions must be at the forefront of teaching about the inequities that persist to this day — and equally at the forefront of rebuking studies like the hepatitis B vaccine trial.
—Uzma Rentia, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Anaheim’s skilled young stars have come to the forefront in their first playoff series, and Sennecke and Carlsson sparked a four-goal third period.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forefront
vanguard
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Yes, Barcelona comes across normally as a cool place, a vanguard city which everybody wants to visit.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Teyana Taylor is taking her fashion vanguard reputation to new heights in the desert.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Forefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefront. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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