forefront

[fawr-fruhnt, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr- /

NOUN

foremost part; position of prominence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cutting edge fore front line leading edge limelight vanguard

STRONG

beginning focus foreground forepart front lead spearhead

Antonyms

WEAK

unimportance

Example Sentences

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California has been at the forefront of the modern-day space race.

From Los Angeles Times

A university has said its recently launched new institute could put a Hampshire city at the forefront of the UK space industry.

From BBC

Anthropic is generally recognized to be at the forefront of so-called agents—AI which can carry out multistep tasks independently.

From Barron's

Seoul was again at the forefront of the action.

From Barron's

But it was at the forefront of this week's collapse, shedding almost 19 percent Tuesday and Wednesday.

From Barron's