forefront — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The leading position or edge.

   Examples

   That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.

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   Today, the pocket calculator is a dying product, a casualty of digitization, which has been relegated to the role of a graphic icon on phone and computer screens rather than an object in its own right, but back in the early 1970s, it was at the forefront of consumer technology.

   It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.

   He said that with the world facing a climate crisis, "it is up to those at the forefront of our industry - like Network Rail - to lead by example".

Verb

1. To bring to the forefront; to emphasize, or focus on.

   Usage

   • Transitive

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   The impact of austerity and economic circumstances were forefronted in the more economically deprived countries of the partner countries (BG, GR) and seen as producing a fateful impact on access to diet and healthy lifestyle options.

Noun

1. the part in the front or nearest the viewer

   Synonyms

   head

   Broader terms

   frontfront endforepart

   Examples

   he was in the forefront

   he was at the head of the column

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

   Synonyms

   vanguardcutting edge

   Broader terms

   positionviewperspective

   Examples

   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