Common collocations
| scene | direct scene | front scene |
Both words in one sentence
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Somewhat flawed, as many cars can be rammed by the wheel well or front quarter panels, but will be registered as direct hits to the front bumper, despite there being no damage done to it.
Source: Video Game / Forza - Likewise, in the Pokémon games, all NPCs have a sight range that is in a direct line in front of them.
Source: No Peripheral Vision -
Your Head A-Splode: The officer in front of Shaw in the Battle of Antietam, after he takes a direct hit from artillery.
Source: Film / Glory
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Front and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/front
Direct & Front. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/front>.
Front or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/front.
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