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as in center stage
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as in importance
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Recent Examples of front burner
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
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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
If that final agreement on a reorganization of Cineworld cannot be concluded, however, the sales process for some or all of Cineworld assets as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy settlement is expected to move to the front burner.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
In the aftermath of FTX, whose management team and structure allegedly managed to deceive some of the largest venture capital firms in the world, the importance of due diligence in the crypto space has moved prominently to the front burner.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
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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
If that final agreement on a reorganization of Cineworld cannot be concluded, however, the sales process for some or all of Cineworld assets as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy settlement is expected to move to the front burner.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
In the aftermath of FTX, whose management team and structure allegedly managed to deceive some of the largest venture capital firms in the world, the importance of due diligence in the crypto space has moved prominently to the front burner.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for front burner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
Noun
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Wealth and power tend to hog center stage and crowd out the supporting cast.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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But there’s been an ever-so-gradual welcoming of older players back to center stage, often at more advanced ages than was the norm even in a less age-conscious era(*).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Satur reflected on the growing importance of Thailand on the world fashion stage, with other Thai stars making the front row during men’s and couture weeks.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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The bipartisan survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Lake Research Partners, shows that nearly 74% of voters believe vaccines should be widely accessible, with 81% emphasizing the importance of maintaining U.S. leadership in vaccine development.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Since it was created by ESPN (which remains a minority investor after selling the majority stake in 2022), the series received top billing alongside the major team leagues that its networks and over-the-air sibling ABC telecasted daily.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bay Area pop-rock act Green Day is set to headline on Day 1 (May 23), while hitmaker Justin Timberlake and the increasingly popular Noah Kahan take top billing on Day 2 and Day 3, respectively.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Frequent impulse buys can have significant consequences.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Emergency services on the scene continue to work to eliminate the consequences.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The episode cast a spotlight on the room for overreach in relatively obscure parts of the government, in this instance an agency in the Department of Homeland Security called the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The reason Gao is allegedly being silenced is for shining a brighter-than-usual spotlight on one of the biggest perception problems facing Xi’s Communist Party: that China routinely cooks the GDP books.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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By emphasizing the human element, the leader makes the strategy more accessible and relatable, ensuring the team understands its purpose and significance.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Related article Trump’s tariffs could raise car prices at dealerships — very quickly Tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, which provide parts to GM’s US plants, could badly disrupt the automaker’s supply chain and raise the cost of assembling cars and trucks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk’s Tesla and BMW AG have sued the European Union’s executive, adding to a flurry of cases by Chinese carmakers attacking tariffs peaking at 45% on imports of electric vehicles into the bloc.—
Peter Chapman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a game of that magnitude, Ferdinand’s point is more valid.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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