as in fronts
a forward part or surface
the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures
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Recent Examples of foreheads
Ash Wednesday this year – one of the most somber celebrations in the Catholic calendar, marking the beginning of Lent – saw a flurry of videos posted by Gen Z showing off their ashy foreheads.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
According to The New York Times and CBC, the ratfish's male population all have a peculiar appendage called the tenaculum on their foreheads.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
In the adorable close-up image, Waterhouse and her daughter, whose name hasn't been revealed, sweetly lean on each other's foreheads.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite the rain, the athletes play on, hair sticking to foreheads and shirts sticking to skin.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
These features include round faces, enlarged eyes, large foreheads and small chins.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible, was also the one to establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
According to The New York Times and CBC, the ratfish's male population all have a peculiar appendage called the tenaculum on their foreheads.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
In the adorable close-up image, Waterhouse and her daughter, whose name hasn't been revealed, sweetly lean on each other's foreheads.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite the rain, the athletes play on, hair sticking to foreheads and shirts sticking to skin.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
These features include round faces, enlarged eyes, large foreheads and small chins.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible, was also the one to establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreheads
Noun
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Stop forcing parents to choose between their careers and their families, and instead empower them to succeed on both fronts.—
Liz Teran,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Work on the facades and interior will continue for several years, the church’s head of construction Esteve Camps said, but the goal is to finish building work in approximately a decade from now.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meg lived in a somewhat offbeat district, but the tall shabby houses, some of them painted in garish colours, were soon left behind and gave place to discreetly glistening cream or white facades behind one of which Leonora lived.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Foreheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreheads. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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