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Definitions for forefront
ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-fore·front

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. forefront, headnoun

    the part in the front or nearest the viewer

    "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

  2. vanguard, forefront, cutting edgenoun

    the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

    "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

Wiktionary

  1. forefrontnoun

    The leading position or edge; the most advanced or newest thing.

ChatGPT

  1. forefront

    The forefront is the leading or most advanced position in a particular field, activity, or context. It can also refer to the most noticeable or important position or the part of something that is most directly observable or in direct contact.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Forefront

    fōr′frunt, n. the front or foremost part.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. forefront

    The foremost part or place; as, the forefront of the battle.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forefront in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forefront in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of forefront in a Sentence

  1. Robert Crane:

    I think what Hollywood did, it’s that it offered up beautiful women coming by the set of ‘Hogan’s’ or meeting him at parties, that’s what Hollywood offered. An endless array of gorgeous women that my dad couldn’t say no to. You can meet beautiful women anywhere, but in the film and TV business, it’s at the forefront.

  2. Eric Ulloa:

    Actors and Actors' Equity has always been at the forefront of these things, the fight against AIDS, discrimination and marriage equality. I just don't know why we're taking a backseat to this. Why are we not at the forefront?

  3. Steven Spielberg:

    I don't usually get intimidated by technology, i usually try and be at the forefront of technology, but this time I was in the wake of it. It took me a couple of weeks to get my sea legs to really realize how I could best utilize the medium of motion capture.

  4. Med Jones:

    History teaches us that people from different religions and ethnic groups can be united around one economic goal; equality and prosperity for all. We saw that in the rise of the communist USSR. When the economic policies of the USSR failed, ethnic and national divisions took the forefront and the USSR's was dissolved. That could happen to the US if we are hit by hyperinflation or currency collapse. No country is above the socioeconomic laws, US included.

  5. Carol Cooper:

    I find racism is at the forefront of everything, we are pressured to see a huge number of patients -- I can see 21 in a day.

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