"front burner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: front burners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front burner (plural front burners)
  1. (figurative) A state of high priority. Tags: figuratively Derived forms: on the front burner
    Sense id: en-front_burner-en-noun-YW-eH0Q9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "At a moment in American history when homosexuality was already a front-burner issue, Kinsey's report added fuel to the fire.",
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        "(figurative) A state of high priority."
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