as in to lead
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearhead
Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Bondi spearheaded legal efforts to challenge the results in Pennsylvania and pushed the false claim that Trump won the state.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Jack Guy, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Each aims to further the spearhead of its work: community violence intervention.
—Dakin Andone and Emma Tucker, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Flashback: During his first term, Trump spearheaded the initial effort to ban TikTok, but appeared to flip-flop on the platform's future while campaigning for office last year.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Bondi spearheaded legal efforts to challenge the results in Pennsylvania and pushed the false claim that Trump won the state.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
The discovery came to light when photos of the artifacts, including weapons, bronze spearheads, necklaces and shield bosses, were shared with the Provincial Heritage Protection Office in the city of Szczecin, according to a statement from the West Pomeranian Police, published Friday.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Each aims to further the spearhead of its work: community violence intervention.
—Dakin Andone and Emma Tucker, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Musk filed a lawsuit against the CCC in October, leading the state to respond on Tuesday that the case should be thrown out because of a lack of injury, noting the Air Force decided to go ahead with and expand SpaceX launches anyway.—
Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those changes could potentially cut federal spending for the program by more than $2 trillion over the next decade and lead millions to lose their coverage.—
Ryan Levi,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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The protest focused on a range of issues that marchers believed were under threat with the new presidency, with women's reproductive rights at the forefront.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Iran and Russia have been subjected to numerous sanctions by the West, and trade and finance are at the forefront of the treaty signed Friday.—
Ivan Nechepurenko,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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But as President, Trump can command an audience without the theatrics.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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And the 23-year-old came to the U.S. so early that instead of the Brink’s truck Yamamoto commanded, he will be paid pennies on the big-league dollar.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Contributor As technology ventures deeper into realms once reserved for science fiction, Clone Robotics is operating at the leading edge of an emerging and, some might say, provocative field: synthetic human development.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Of course, the only way to stay on the leading edge of Gen Z’s evolving purchasing habits is to gain invaluable insights into Gen Z’s changing preferences, pain points, and aspirations.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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