forenoun
uk/fɔːr/us/fɔːr/to the fore
to public attention or into a noticeable position:
Various ecological issues have come to the fore since the discovery of the hole in the earth's ozone layer.
The prime minister has deliberately brought to the fore those ministers with a more caring image.
See also
the forefront
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Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- immortalize
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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foreadverb [ before noun ], adjective
uk/fɔːr/us/fɔːr/(especially on ships) towards or in the front
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Terms for location & direction used at sea
- abaft
- adrift
- afloat
- aft
- aground
- amidships
- ashore
- astern
- deck
- inshore
- offshore
- onshore
- out
- overboard
- shore
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Ahead, in front and beyond