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foreground

[fawr-ground] / ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
prominent or important position
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Daisy’s husband Matt, for one, feels torn about the spoopiness that retailers foreground with their shelves of pastel pumpkins and rainbow-hued ghosts, and not just because of the aesthetics.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

The foreground galaxy's gravity bent and amplified radio waves coming from Shadow Blaster, effectively creating a natural telescope.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

On the sad and evocative ballad “Loneliest Girl,” she uses small pauses for rhythmic emphasis to foreground rhymes that complicate the action with each occurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Faith, family, and national identity — long central themes — have moved from the background to the foreground.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Several Amerindians appear in the foreground, while the plantation owners residence can be seen along the horizon.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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