From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe fronted by/with somethingbe fronted by/with somethingCOVERDECORATEto be covered or decorated at the front with something a large building fronted with marble → front
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be fronted by/with something• How can a show that searches for talent be fronted by a bloke who hasn't got any?• The house was fronted by a flat Italianate lily pond.• The façade is fronted by a narthex which is supported on Norman columns and capitals.• Like most Roman churches, the building is of brick and is fronted by a porch and open narthex. 