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Recent Examples of beachhead
Thousands of gay federal employees suddenly had a beachhead against discrimination, but Scott’s win could not get him his own job back.
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Madelyn Harrington, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Closing criminal vape shops removes the storefronts that international syndicates use as beachheads.
—Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
By midnight, the troops had secured their beachheads and moved further inland from Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Madelyn Harrington, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Closing criminal vape shops removes the storefronts that international syndicates use as beachheads.
—Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
By midnight, the troops had secured their beachheads and moved further inland from Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for beachhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
Noun
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Couriers got their foothold in Texas on Grief's watch, and lawmakers were told that, as director, Grief relaxed rules requiring Lotto players to be present while their tickets are printed.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Microsoft has issued patches to fix the vulnerabilities, but researchers cautioned that hackers may have already got a foothold into many servers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Roman bridgehead forts were typically built near key river crossings to control trade and secure borders, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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Even once a force reaches the far bank, only a small number of soldiers are initially present to secure the bridgehead, often against entrenched defenders with superior firepower and elevation.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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