as in facing
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
the apartment complex fronts the ocean
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Recent Examples of fronting
Five years ago, Tyler Ballgame was living at home in Rhode Island, singing cover songs and fronting a fledgling local indie rock band.
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Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The boutique hotel sits on eight acres fronting a prime sliver of pink-sand beach, with a total of 41 accommodations, including seafront and garden cottages, the main inn, and stand-alone beachside residences, so guests can choose digs that fit their travel vibe.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Fair play to Top, fronting up like that on such a difficult day for the club.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Qualley has been a Chanel house ambassador since 2020, fronting campaigns for spring 2020 eyewear, the Coco Beach 2022 collection and the 2023 Coco Crush jewelry line.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area Portofino began as a fishing village fronting the bay, this little crook of Ligurian coastline.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The album, which was produced by three-time-Grammy-winner Joe Henry, finds Lage fronting a terrific new quartet featuring keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Carl Moyer made his living in the automobile business, building one of the nation’s largest dealerships, Karl Chevrolet, fronting Interstate 35 in Ankeny.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
As recently as six months ago, the storyline of a Western superpower fronting economically motivated regime change in South America sounded more reflective — nods to American interventions in Nicaragua or Panama in the ’80s — than prescient.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Jan. 2026
Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The boutique hotel sits on eight acres fronting a prime sliver of pink-sand beach, with a total of 41 accommodations, including seafront and garden cottages, the main inn, and stand-alone beachside residences, so guests can choose digs that fit their travel vibe.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Fair play to Top, fronting up like that on such a difficult day for the club.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Qualley has been a Chanel house ambassador since 2020, fronting campaigns for spring 2020 eyewear, the Coco Beach 2022 collection and the 2023 Coco Crush jewelry line.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area Portofino began as a fishing village fronting the bay, this little crook of Ligurian coastline.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The album, which was produced by three-time-Grammy-winner Joe Henry, finds Lage fronting a terrific new quartet featuring keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Carl Moyer made his living in the automobile business, building one of the nation’s largest dealerships, Karl Chevrolet, fronting Interstate 35 in Ankeny.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
As recently as six months ago, the storyline of a Western superpower fronting economically motivated regime change in South America sounded more reflective — nods to American interventions in Nicaragua or Panama in the ’80s — than prescient.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fronting
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That balance of a decades-old history and a new brand’s need to establish itself in its own right shapes the leadership challenge facing Strazik, who joined GE in 2000 when it was still led by Jack Welch, one of the defining — and most debated — business leaders of the 20th century.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The home team’s test not only was facing a 76ers team on a five-game win streak, but also finding the energy to keep pace.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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So, cities may not want to allow a bordering township to become its own municipality.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fears intensified in December 2025, when authorities detected the parasite in a six-day old calf in Tamaulipas, a Mexican state bordering Texas.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Fronting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fronting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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