as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency
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Relevance
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as in center
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Recent Examples of foreground
The Dial, 6 May 2025
Disability has been foregrounded in both the defense of Medicaid and in the efforts to push back on the elimination of the Department of Education.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 May 2025
This curious configuration is the result of gravitational lensing, where a distant object is warped and magnified by the gravity of a massive foreground object.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Politicians are rewarded for their public performances more than their policy, the media chases scoops and buzzy headlines and the rest of the internet foregrounds outrageous takes and coarse speech.
—The Dial, 6 May 2025
Disability has been foregrounded in both the defense of Medicaid and in the efforts to push back on the elimination of the Department of Education.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Noun
In the photo, Bieber was seen in the background sitting outdoors with his mouth on what appeared to be a bong in an open doorway of a house as Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Eddie Benjamin was seen in the foreground playing a guitar inside the house.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 May 2025
This curious configuration is the result of gravitational lensing, where a distant object is warped and magnified by the gravity of a massive foreground object.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreground
Verb
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President Obama emphasized battery-electric vehicles and solar, while President Trump focused on fossil fuels.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Beach emphasizes that sales solve everything, advising entrepreneurs to focus relentlessly on revenue generation before perfecting other aspects.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Gigabyte has made a concerted effort to capitalize on the AI gold rush of the last two or three years, aggressively making and selling AI data center hardware.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Favre’s off-the-field controversies are at the center of UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, which began streaming Tuesday on Netflix.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The introduction of an additional thread about Roger and Nina’s relationship is sweet, but doesn’t have much time to develop, which only highlights how underused Ejiofor and Kellyman are.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Featuring a set of still life photography highlighting beach-friendly attire, the collection also includes a fringed suede tote in red that’s launching first in China.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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But after Buckingham Palace’s stunning February 2024 announcement that the 76-year-old King was undergoing cancer treatment, the next chapter has come into sharper focus.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But it is beautifully realized and broadly relatable, with a tight, humane focus on individual people’s ordinary hopes, dreams and fears, set against the backdrop of a particular moment in French social progress.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
Verb
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On top of that, other reductions to federal programs and the possibility of a recession will stress state government during the coming fiscal year.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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However, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond stressed that there has been growth in transitional kindergarten (TK) enrollment—a new grade that serves four-year-olds.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Verb
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For example, around 2014, the Archive Center posted a blog featuring a William Stiles photograph of an Innu man, Thommy Mestokosho, playing a guitar.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Since starting his rewards travel blog in 2011, his work has been featured on HuffingtonPost.com, TechCrunch.com, Hyatt.com, Yahoo Finance, and Inc.com.—
Geoff Whitmore,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Foreground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreground. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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