Definitions

to the fore

ADJECTIVE

prominent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outstanding

WEAK

arresting beetling bulging easily seen embossed extended extrusive eye-catching flashy hanging out hilly in the foreground jutting marked noticeable obtrusive obvious projecting pronounced protruding protrusive protuberant raised relieved remarkable rough rugged salient shooting out signal standing out striking unmistakable

Antonyms

WEAK

depressed inconspicuous invisible obscure obscured ordinary sunken

ADVERB

ahead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced along before earlier forward

STRONG

beforehand forwards onward onwards

WEAK

advancing ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

ADVERB

forward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead along onward out

STRONG

ante fore forth

WEAK

alee antecedently before beforehand in advance into prominence into view on precedently previous vanward

Antonyms

WEAK

back backward past

Example Sentences

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The stock market’s soaring tech-led rally may have finally met its match as an old foe returned to the fore.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"You do push it to the back of your mind, and this has just brought it all to the fore to be quite honest."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Recently, a renewed interest from the U.S. government and support and developments from the broader tech ecosystem have brought it back to the fore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Just as early voting began this week, though, a tragic story involving a former Gonzales staffer from last year has come back to the fore.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

But his work with the NSA in the mid-1950s brought his concerns to the fore, and the ethics of secrecy started to consume him.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

to the fore

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