The phrase "as the frontrunner for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone or something that is leading or has the best chance of success in a competition or selection process.
Example: "She is considered as the frontrunner for the position of CEO due to her extensive experience and leadership skills."
Alternatives: "leading candidate for" or "top contender for".
Sir Ian was revealed as the frontrunner for the job in December.
And the film is being touted as the frontrunner for next year's Oscars with a Best Picture nomination seemingly guaranteed.
In a Reuters poll of economists, back in June, Yellen was seen as the frontrunner for the job.
But his status as the frontrunner for five straight months has rendered it difficult for the party to dismiss his views as entirely irrelevant.
She will need an effective campaign behind her to challenge Annette Bening, however, who is widely regarded as the frontrunner for the period drama Being Julia.
The attacks that Romney has faced in the lead-up to today's New Hampshire primary haven't done anything to shake his position as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Current polling has Jeremy Corbyn and Burnham as the frontrunners for the leadership election, while it looks likely that Tom Watson will win the deputy contest ahead of three women: Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.
That's why I will stay loyal to Ajax in the coming years". The former Chelsea manager André VillandBoas and Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martínez are now seen as the frontrunners for the position at Liverpool, and both will hold talks with Anfield officials this week.
Clinton has been the frontrunner for as long as anyone's been thinking about the 2016 race, and there's been a lot of talk about how the Democratic Party has favored her over the insurgent Sanders.
Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, better known as Somdet Chuang, is the frontrunner for the post of supreme patriarch, a position that leads 300,000 monks in the most populous Buddhist-majority country.
Chadwick Boseman came right out and stated last week that Black Panther both was campaigning for and was artistically worthy of a Best Picture nomination as opposed to being the frontrunner for the "Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film" category.
