forefront

[fawr-fruhnt, fohr-]

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noun

the foremost part or place.
the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers.

Origin of forefront

First recorded in 1425–75, forefront is from the late Middle English word forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front

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Contemporary Examples

For as much as Walter was a maniac, he was at the forefront of printing art.
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They say there are many “volunteers” and the Ossetians and Chechens are at the forefront of training them.
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But now it is time for them to put their interests in the forefront for the sake of the nation.
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According to doctors at the forefront of the fight today, they still are.
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Do you ever feel pressure to keep trans issues at the forefront of your music, like Against Me!
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Historical Examples

She stood in the forefront of all women for him, just as Captain Anthony stood in the forefront of all men.
Chance
Joseph Conrad
Nicanor and Nicodemus stood in the forefront of it and watched.
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C. Bryson Taylor
In all the writings of the time, the theological interest is in the forefront.
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By now Chappy Marr had won his way to the forefront of his kind.
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And in the forefront, with a laugh upon his lips, hewed Quinton Edge.
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British Dictionary definitions for forefront

forefront

noun

the extreme front
the position of most prominence, responsibility, or action

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for forefront

n.

late 15c., a Germanic-Latin hybrid, from fore- + front (n.). Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning "front rank of an army" (1510s).

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Examples from the Web for forefront

Contemporary Examples

For as much as Walter was a maniac, he was at the forefront of printing art.

They say there are many “volunteers” and the Ossetians and Chechens are at the forefront of training them.

But now it is time for them to put their interests in the forefront for the sake of the nation.

According to doctors at the forefront of the fight today, they still are.

Do you ever feel pressure to keep trans issues at the forefront of your music, like Against Me!

Historical Examples

She stood in the forefront of all women for him, just as Captain Anthony stood in the forefront of all men.

Nicanor and Nicodemus stood in the forefront of it and watched.

In all the writings of the time, the theological interest is in the forefront.

By now Chappy Marr had won his way to the forefront of his kind.

And in the forefront, with a laugh upon his lips, hewed Quinton Edge.

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Word Origin and History for forefront

n.

Origin of forefront