forehead

as in front
a forward part or surface the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures

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Recent Examples of forehead Prosecutors said Brown suffered a minor cut to her forehead while attempting to handcuff an uncooperative suspect in March 2022. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 Pulisic exited the 3-1 defeat in the 90th minute, walking back to Milan’s bench while rubbing his forehead and brow in anxious frustration. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 19 May 2025 These violent fights resulted in injuries, like bruises, black eyes and knots in Ventura’s forehead. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2025 The upload included a sweet video of the two walking and Davidson kissing her forehead. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for forehead
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Noun
  • Trump’s team is working furiously to keep the bill going on other fronts, too: seeking to discredit Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper while savaging Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for resisting the bill and its debt ceiling increase.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
  • Trump has repeatedly attacked Harvard on multiple fronts—accusing the school of harboring antisemitism, enrolling too many foreign students, accepting excessive foreign funding and being hostile to conservatives.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Drop the facade to create space for genuine connection.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • The damage to the facade appears mostly cosmetic, but the threat to the priceless VHS tapes, DVDs, Blu-rays, and more media locked inside was enough to close the shop for several days.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 June 2025

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“Forehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forehead. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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