front burner
nounDefinition of front burner
: the condition of being in active consideration or development : a position of priority
—usually used in the phrase on the front burner
— compare back burner
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The Koch political network rode the wave of the Tea Party movement expertly, injecting its own concerns into the Tea Party’s agenda, and turning climate change into a front burner issue for the movement. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "How David Koch Changed The World," 23 Aug. 2019 The challenges after that month of media exposure, then Congress has moved on to now dealing with tax policy and other issues, and this is kind of gone off the front burner. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’," 6 Oct. 2018 It was nestled among condiments on the counter and his fingertips got barely past the front burner, where an empty frying pan waited to be greased. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Lizard Lover" by Christine Vines," 2 June 2018 On the front burner, for now, however, is the Clark shooting. — NBC News, "Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg offers measured response in wake of unrest," 7 Apr. 2018 On their front burner now is a projected budget shortfall exacerbated by the surge in popularity of tuition-free dual-credit programs for high school students. — Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News, "Four Alamo Colleges trustees face re-election challenges," 7 Apr. 2018 Fire investigators determined one of the occupants of the apartment was cooking french fries on the stove when the grease spilled out of the skillet and onto the front burner, Reith said. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "4 firefighters injured battling south-side apartment fire," 2 Feb. 2018 By raising Jerusalem as an issue, Trump put it back on the front burner of the region’s politics. — Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine, "Getting Kicked, Taking Names," 21 Dec. 2017 But for now there’s not even room for it on the front burner as lawmakers, just back from a five-week summer recess, face a series of more immediate tasks. — Erica Werner, The Seattle Times, "Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit," 5 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'front burner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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