as in progress
forward movement in time or place
the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Recent Examples of headway
Leaders remain at loggerheads over how to proceed, with rank-and-file negotiations making little headway so far.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Well, the one issue where the opposition could actually make a lot of headway is on the economy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
The Golden State Warriors have been negotiating with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga for seemingly the entire offseason, but there has been no headway between the two sides.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
As shown below in Figure 1, small stocks represented by the ETF IWM have lagged their large cap peers heavily over the trailing one and two years, but have made some headway in the recent two months.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headway
Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Well, the one issue where the opposition could actually make a lot of headway is on the economy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
The Golden State Warriors have been negotiating with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga for seemingly the entire offseason, but there has been no headway between the two sides.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
As shown below in Figure 1, small stocks represented by the ETF IWM have lagged their large cap peers heavily over the trailing one and two years, but have made some headway in the recent two months.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headway
Noun
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But even incremental progress would mark a break from a status quo that shields the powerful while leaving the rest behind.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Are rising rents and deepening exclusion the inevitable byproducts of progress, or the deliberate outcomes of political choices?—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The stock has declined about 11% this year, trailing a nearly 17% advance by the S&P 500 Index.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The programs in the series were created in a collaboration with performance artists, and resulted in a group of surreal experimental works that pushed the boundaries of sound and narrative well in advance of the digital era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Beyond installing coils or rails, the process requires road resurfacing, upgraded power lines, and new grid interface points.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Achieving quick, consistent self-assembly in solution without evaporation has remained a significant difficulty, despite advancements in block copolymer templating, metal alkoxide chemistry, and nanomaterials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The designers also wanted to pay homage to the technology that makes an advancement like this possible.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over time, this can promote autoimmune disorders, contribute to disease progression and decrease longevity.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Combining recent anti-amyloid medications with physical activity, for example, could be a way to hold off progression of Alzheimer’s.—
Alice Park,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These processions are part of the numerous festivals that celebrate various personal and communal events in the lives of the local community.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headway. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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