frontal

Definition of frontalnext
as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something most cars have the engine in the frontal part

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Recent Examples of frontal In the event of a crash, the MLEs brace against the ground, absorbing energy in frontal or lateral impacts and helping lower the bike’s center of gravity to improve road holding – thus keeping the bike from tipping over. New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026 But if the memory of creation fades while the contents persist, the pre-frontal fact-checking defenses begin to disappear. Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026 But a stationary frontal boundary could linger across Maui and the Big Island through the middle of the week, keeping the risk of additional rain and flooding in place. Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026 The forcing and lift along the frontal boundary will keep storm chances around through the weekend. Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frontal
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  • Washington revamped its front seven significantly to build up its pass rush and get younger (and faster) at the second level.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Assaulted by the two tests, most of the home’s single-stack, gravity-supporting bricks, along with the front and back windows, caved in and blew out.
    Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
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  • One patient retained normal core disgust reactivity but could no longer recognize disgust in others’ faces; another with anterior insula damage showed dysregulation in both producing and experiencing disgust.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • To test this hypothesis, the researchers recruited seven people who were scheduled for an anterior temporal lobectomy, a type of surgery in which pieces of brain tissue are removed in order to treat severe epilepsy.
    Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026

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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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