Thesaurus results for BEACHHEAD

beachhead

noun

as in foothold

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Recent Examples of beachhead The collaboration would give Xiaomi — which Washington believes has ties to the Chinese military — a beachhead in the US, allowing restrictions to be bypassed, the Financial Times reported. —

semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026 Take, for example, warehouse work, which is usually seen as the beachhead for humanoids owing to its relative simplicity and recruitment challenges. —

James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 So many countries are competing to gain the beachhead of AI. —

Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025 On the sports front, Disney launched ESPN on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand as a beachhead for regional expansion. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beachhead

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Noun

In some ways, non-native plants help stabilize soils while native species get a foothold.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
As well as his eight goal involvements (two goals, six assists) in 20 games, he was also valued for his ability to hold onto possession and help the side get a foothold in games.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026