as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency
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Recent Examples of foreground
Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Dreadlocked yaks were dotted around the foreground and the odd cluster of nomad tents swept by colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The exhibition foregrounds Talley’s lasting gift to generations of students and scholars.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Outdoor scenes especially are artfully composed, such as a distant view of a bridge with the river flowing under it in the foreground, or the glistening look of a puddle on the street at night.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Dreadlocked yaks were dotted around the foreground and the odd cluster of nomad tents swept by colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Their narratives garner little-to-no media attention or political mobilization, and their stories are seldom foregrounded in contemporary conversations about state violence.
—Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The exhibition foregrounds Talley’s lasting gift to generations of students and scholars.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreground
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In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication, emphasized that beneath most criticisms or demands lies a universal human need.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And the data center blueprints running on Omniverse provide a digital twin for the design, construction, and operation of an AI data center, or AI factory as Nvidia refers to them.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An even bigger concern may be whether New York has an in-house center capable of filling the 3C void.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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The win highlighted the robot’s endurance and hinted at broader applications in sports and beyond.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Recent news reports highlight several incidents where this sort of data leak has already happened.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The world champion stated that her next focus is to win the 200-meter dash in the coming days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The focus was on now, on later today, or this weekend.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Assistant Chief Constable Christian Bunt stressed the absence of public access.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Gino helped open Animal Kingdom in 1998, when Disney World unveiled the groundbreaking theme park that the company stressed, at the time, was not a zoo, but rather a theme park inspired by and dedicated to the conservation of wildlife.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The episode features conversations with Syed in prison and after his release, plus lawyers involved with the case and Syed’s family members.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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The cast also features Dagoberto Gama, Ianis Guerrero, Claudia Ramírez, Carlos Aragón, Lisa Owen, and Natasha Dupeyrón.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Foreground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreground. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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