forefront
/ˈfoɹfɹʌnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.52 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology."
- "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"."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfoɹfɹʌnt/
- British English: /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/