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 As the same frontal system pushes east, forecasters warn of another round of dangerous thunderstorms from Iowa and Missouri through the Great Lakes, with more travel disruptions and storm damage possible. Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Philip Roth and John Updike can be accused of many things, but balking at full-frontal heterosexuality is not one of them. Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Lean casual or go full-frontal glamour? Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 May 2026 The rain chance is high on Tuesday due to plenty of moisture south of a frontal boundary to our north. Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for frontal
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  • Put something that will serve as a visual cue that your child is with you, such a diaper bag, in the front seat.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Other opponents generally feel compelled to drop an extra player into the back line, forming a back five against Japan’s front five — as the Netherlands did, with Frenkie de Jong dropping in from midfield.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Si eres nuevo en las Lecciones Bíblicas semanales del Cuaderno Trimestral de la Ciencia Cristiana, puedes ver aquí una muestra gratuita de una lección bíblica de la semana anterior.
    Kit Cornell Kurtz, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
  • March has made 12 league appearances over the best part of three seasons because of two anterior cruciate knee ligament injuries (ACL).
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 May 2026

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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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