as in head
the place of leadership or command
She was at the helm when the company went through its most significant period of growth.
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Recent Examples of helm
Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Abel, who took over the helm at the start of 2026, purchased roughly $15 million worth of the company's stock, while committing to use all of his after-tax salary to buy shares every year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Drawing on Season 1 of the original Thai series, the six-episode run reimagines each story for a Japanese setting, with a different director helming each installment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Hefets’ detainments were part of a national policy toward antisemitism, defined over decades in the shadow of the Holocaust and sharpened recently under the helm of Felix Klein, the first federal commissioner for combating antisemitism.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Abel, who took over the helm at the start of 2026, purchased roughly $15 million worth of the company's stock, while committing to use all of his after-tax salary to buy shares every year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Framing Britney Spears, will helm the documentary film.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Drawing on Season 1 of the original Thai series, the six-episode run reimagines each story for a Japanese setting, with a different director helming each installment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Early on, Kris and Kylie had already begun talking about Kylie Cosmetics, as it became known, as a revolutionary company, hell-bent on steering the market solely with the force of Kylie’s generational influence.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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With only a portion of council members aware of the tours, questions remain about the process and who is steering it.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The four characters sit on chairs, facing the audience.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Foxboro town chair Bill Yukna credited a personal intervention by Kraft with helping resolve the dispute.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bryant, who graduated in 2006, will be rooting for his former coach on Friday when his alma mater plays for the Division V state championship under the guidance of Bort Escoto, who piloted the Spartans to the City Division II title on the same night Palisades won the Open Division.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The city is searching for additional solutions, including piloting a tow-zone program linked to street sweeping.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which has won three consecutive elections to stay in power since 2016, is at the forefront of efforts to accelerate the severance of its nation’s Chinese connection.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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These topics have been at the forefront of school board meetings over the past few years.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And how about the 2006 final when Palo Alto stunned Mater Dei 51-47 in Division II in which Jeremy Lin made a 25-foot bank shot from the top of the key.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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His cold-blooded 3-pointer from well beyond the top of the key gave his team the lead in an 8-0 run.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helm. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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