front burner
noun
: the condition of being in active consideration or development : a position of priority
—usually used in the phrase on the front burner
compare back burner
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Those odds are now up to 46 percent, putting Ovechkin’s chase firmly back on the sport’s front burner.
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Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the things that this political environment puts on the front burner are so divorced from what really matters to real people.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the things that this political environment puts on the front burner are so divorced from what really matters to real people.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for front burner
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20burner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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