front burner

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Recent Examples of front burner NurPhoto via Getty Images Crypto markets have been bruised to start 2026 with bitcoin recently dropping to levels not seen since the last crypto winter, ether and top altcoins under pressure, and bearish sentiment moving solidly to the front burner. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 15 Feb. 2026 But the administration shows little sign of pushing foreign policy off the front burner. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Reading and England was the front burner. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front burner
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Noun
  • For Vancouver, the ryegrass takes center stage, better suited to the Vancouver climate (southern stadiums may go heavier in Kentucky bluegrass).
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The Princess of Wales, 44, and her three children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8 — took center stage during the annual event celebrating King Charles' birthday.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned and express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiation in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
  • The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The home has been featured in several publications, including Dwell, One Kindesign and Das Ideale Heim, a Swiss interior design magazine that gave the property top billing on its cover.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • On the game’s standard cover, Miami sophomore receiver Malachi Toney — one of the breakout stars of the 2025 season, who helped the Hurricanes tear through the Playoff to a national runner-up finish — earned top billing alongside Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The decision was partially reversed, with the troops redirected to Poland, but the episode illustrated what diplomats describe as the real security consequences of embarrassing or crossing the president.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, says the current outbreak shows what consequences of that narrower focus have been and why rarer Ebola species cannot be ignored.
    Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • This year wasn’t the Goellners’ first time in the James Beard spotlight.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
  • For months, local officials have been working overtime to polish Seattle's image ahead of FIFA's global spotlight.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The encouragement to speak openly carried additional significance in an industry where women's stories have historically received less attention than those of their male counterparts.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • For years, fans have wondered about the significance of the 21st of September — and why White wanted listeners to remember it.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Brazil, facing mounting economic pressure from the United States, is fast-tracking a decade-old legislative proposal to block imports of goods made with forced, compulsory or child labor.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • These tariffs are expected to take effect after a temporary 10% import tax expires next month.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Earlier in the series, Wembanyama drew criticism for a dangerously hard foul on Brunson and was later caught on camera laughing in Mitchell Robinson's direction during a heated moment.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • This episode is hilarious, but it’s been so ruthlessly hacked down to giggle moments and ironic smash-cuts that important action and context are missing.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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