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as in guises
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
are we making any progress on the marketing front?
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Recent Examples of fronts
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Combined with earlier work, it's become clear that these men were under microbial assault on all fronts.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond costs, Rick implements visibility across other fronts as well.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Crosby is one of the most underrated defensive superstars in the NFL and can impact the game on many different fronts.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The appellate court ruling — an important legal victory in a showdown over presidential power that’s happening on multiple fronts — grants the administration’s motion to stay the lower court’s order blocking the deployment while the appeal plays out.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, college football is working against CSU, and its soon-to-be Pac-12 peers, on multiple fronts.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Martindale made some schematic adjustments, using more four-man fronts and fewer of the five-man fronts that USC had success against.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan leaders said roughly 284 battle fronts are operational, poised for either land or sea conflict, two officials with knowledge of the Venezuelan government's plans told ABC News Friday.
—Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Toastique is taking over the former Starbucks location at San Pedro Square that fronts Santa Clara Street.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reese, a Chicago Sky forward, fronts the cover of NBA 2K26, and the latest Ionescu Nike signature sneaker release made headway in the marketplace.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Built in 1891, the historic structure fronts a riverside garden area spangled with small hot spring pools and comfy lounge areas.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Piper fronts the fall 2025 campaign, themed Rebellious Traditions, marking a new creative chapter for the brand.
—Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Having fought Trump most of this year on a variety of fronts, Newsom has put a lot of his own political capital on the line with California’s redistricting measure Proposition 50.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Combined with earlier work, it's become clear that these men were under microbial assault on all fronts.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond costs, Rick implements visibility across other fronts as well.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Crosby is one of the most underrated defensive superstars in the NFL and can impact the game on many different fronts.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The appellate court ruling — an important legal victory in a showdown over presidential power that’s happening on multiple fronts — grants the administration’s motion to stay the lower court’s order blocking the deployment while the appeal plays out.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, college football is working against CSU, and its soon-to-be Pac-12 peers, on multiple fronts.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Martindale made some schematic adjustments, using more four-man fronts and fewer of the five-man fronts that USC had success against.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan leaders said roughly 284 battle fronts are operational, poised for either land or sea conflict, two officials with knowledge of the Venezuelan government's plans told ABC News Friday.
—Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Brown, who fronts the Zac Brown Band, will mentor the contestants on teams coached by Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Toastique is taking over the former Starbucks location at San Pedro Square that fronts Santa Clara Street.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reese, a Chicago Sky forward, fronts the cover of NBA 2K26, and the latest Ionescu Nike signature sneaker release made headway in the marketplace.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Built in 1891, the historic structure fronts a riverside garden area spangled with small hot spring pools and comfy lounge areas.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Piper fronts the fall 2025 campaign, themed Rebellious Traditions, marking a new creative chapter for the brand.
—Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronts
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During the festival, SCAD will introduce new backlot facades as well as plans for two new soundstages and 11 new classrooms set to open in 2026.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, the team announced the creation of a new way to evaluate the performance of photoactive materials for semi-transparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs), which could transform how energy is harvested through everyday surfaces like windows, screens, and facades.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bad actors can take on all kinds of guises—including pretending to be lawyers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia's economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her primary areas of study are hunter-gather societies, technological change, and human-material interactions most broadly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At home, Takaichi faces her own challenges.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now, with a lawsuit challenging Shalom's plans to expand, the facility faces renewed scrutiny and broader questions about how Wisconsin oversees private zoos.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sevilla in particular excelled at this during their 4-1 win this month as the map below shows.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sarah McLachlan, please call The New Theatre & Restaurant in Overland Park, where shows run for weeks at a time, has provided an endless supply of actors to chat with.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Sumy, which borders Chernihiv, power is yet to be fully restored in the town of Shostka and surrounding area after strikes two weeks ago.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 14-bedroom mansion, built in 1990, borders the Los Angeles Country Club and is surrounded by greenery.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The actress brought her modeling skills to Instagram on Tuesday, striking various poses in straight-off-the-runway strappy pink-and-black pumps from Julie Kegels‘ spring 2026 show.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Helping the fox is especially urgent, said Good Boy Dog Recovery president Colleen Bell, because the problems the pipe poses will only get worse come winter.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronts. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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