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as in center stage
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as in importance
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Recent Examples of front burner
Since then, the issue has remained on the world’s front burner, with the direct negotiations begun last fall marking a new era of diplomatic progress.
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2014
One way or the other the uptick in interest and investment in both ETH and ETH products will drive this conversation to the front burner at the SEC and other regulatory agencies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2014
One way or the other the uptick in interest and investment in both ETH and ETH products will drive this conversation to the front burner at the SEC and other regulatory agencies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for front burner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
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On Friday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Lowry seized center stage from one of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars, overshadowed his fellow Irishman and moved atop of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The murmur went suddenly quiet while a robotic presence conquering center stage slowly started breathing.—
Giorgia Feroldi,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s use of a popular messaging app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation’s secrets.—
David Klepper,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jenny Michel, a commercial real estate professional and affordable housing advocate, emphasized the importance of a downtown location for workers.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Auburn beat out Duke to receive top billing in the tournament despite those three losses over the past two weeks, and despite also dropping a game to the Blue Devils back in December.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Shearling and faux furs, especially when used in dramatic proportions or applied as extreme detailing, took top billing.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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Research shows that narcissistic employees are more likely to behave unethically, potentially leading to legal consequences.—
Jonathan Gay,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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During community conversations with Latinas, the economic and health consequences of lacking health insurance were a common topic.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Small Town, Big Story, Hendricks plays Wendy Patterson, a Hollywood hotshot producer who returns to her Irish hometown with a major film production only to shine a spotlight on a hidden secret.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Dancer and choreographer Wade Robson and James Safechuck have been thrust back into the public spotlight.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those three words — Neptune enters Aries — aren’t big enough to explain this significance.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
20 Mar. 2025
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The award signaled the significance of Apple TV+ as a business.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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But Trump administration's recently announced 25% import tariffs on cars made outside the U.S. could give the stock a welcome boost; auto industry analysts say that among domestic carmakers, Tesla will be the least impacted by the tariffs.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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But supplying Americans with eggs would be complicated for foreign producers — and not because of political tensions over the myriad import tariffs President Trump has imposed or threatened to impose on his nation’s top trading partners.—
Vanessa Gera and Kerstin Sopke,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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The top-heavy magnitude of their payroll could become problematic this offseason.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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The last time there was an order of this magnitude was the Edward Snowden revelations, when The Guardian revealed that the FBI had asked Verizon for the call details records for incoming and outgoing calls in the United States.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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