"foregrounds" in the noun sense
1. foreground
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
2. foreground
computer science) a window for an active application
"foregrounds" in the verb sense
1. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
"The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
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