forehead

Definition of foreheadnext
as in front
a forward part or surface the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures

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Recent Examples of forehead As Kellogg — who also sustained a large bruise on her forehead from the fall — was stabilized in a trauma bay at the hospital, her mother and sister arrived to be by her side, along with Graham and the best man. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 Ashley is hurt from throwing herself out of Austin’s moving car, bleeding from her forehead and limping with a swollen knee. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 In a follow-up Instagram post Wednesday, Momsen offered fans a glimpse at her hospital stay, with the singer sharing a photo of herself holding up a compress bag to her forehead, as well as a video showing Momsen being wheeled through the hospital on a gurney. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 In a follow-up post, Momsen shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed wearing a mask and holding an icepack up to her forehead. Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forehead
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Noun
  • Jonathan Melo was assaulted in front of an apartment building on Beach Ave.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Seahawks leaned on a collective pass rush rather than one dominant star, finishing the season as one of the league’s more effective defensive fronts.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While Metcalf’s Linda adopts a facade of stoicism to shield her family from the grief erupting in her, Abbott’s Biff is forced to reveal the broken man behind the defiant veneer.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The southern façade, for instance, is entirely solid—no windows, no openings—to shield the interior from the most brutal solar rays.
    Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Forehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forehead. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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