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View definitions for in the foreground

in the foreground

adjective as in front

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Do you operate in the background and put politicians and other institutions in the foreground, or do you actually engage in the most extreme way possible, which is to fund yourself as a political candidate, which some oligarchs have done?

From Slate

He added lowrider pinstripes, bright orange marigolds and papel picado in the foreground.

In the run-up to the release of the twisty weepie “We Live in Time,” A24 released a promotional picture of its main characters, played by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, enjoying a carousel ride together, their giddy pleasure overshadowed by the presence of a golden, bug-eyed and, from the look of things, demonically possessed merry-go-round horse in the foreground of the photo.

Part of the film’s fun is that many of the scenes feature Norman in the foreground with action often happening behind him.

From Salon

In another, showing dozens of men all appearing malnourished, one of those in the foreground has an open wound.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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