Synonyms for forefront
ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-fore·front

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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"

   Synonyms:
   headway, promontory, oral sex, headland, heading, straits, vanguard, capitulum, psyche, school principal, question, read/write head, point, header, cutting edge, mind, chief, headspring, head, nous, fountainhead, head teacher, caput, pass, principal, drumhead, brain, head word, foreland, top dog

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"

   Synonyms:
   head, vanguard, cutting edge, new wave, avant-garde, knife edge, van

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1. List of paraphrases for "forefront":

   vanguard, foreground, avant-garde, fore, frontline, front-line, line, head, lead, edge, top, front

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1. Malik Yusef:

   Police brutality has a long and carved history in America, the candidate that I'm going to choose is going to have this issue at the forefront of their mouth, as well as climate change.

2. Ethan Lindenberger:

   To combat preventable-disease outbreaks, information is, in my mind, the forefront of this matter. My mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups online and on social media, looking for her evidence in defense rather than health officials and other credible sources. This may seem to be in malice because of the dangers of not vaccinating imposes, but this is not the case. My mother came in the sense of loving her children and being concerned, for certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.

3. Craig Baldwin:

   An incident like this brings the hatred that does exist out there to the forefront.

4. Michael Silverman:

   It's a huge step forward and really catapults New York City to the forefront of the struggle for transgender rights, this is an extremely positive development for transgender New Yorkers who face enormous rates of discrimination, unemployment and difficulty accessing things like health care that people take for granted.

5. Celebrity Cruises:

   This decision was made with the safety of our guests and crew at the forefront of our minds and in an abundance of caution, we realize this may have an impact on your travel plans and our team is working now on available alternative arrangements from this new port of embark and debarkation. We sincerely apologize for the impact on your cruise and will revert throughout the day with more details. We understand how important your vacation is and we did not take this decision lightly.