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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
Less well-known are the battles during the days and weeks that followed in Normandy, which helped secure the massive beachhead, so the allies could go on and defeat Nazi Germany in World II.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The Sun turned a profit in 2010, a first for The W. All those years when pro women’s basketball struggled to gain a beachhead in the national sports landscape, Connecticut and Mohegan Sun were safe harbor.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 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
Less well-known are the battles during the days and weeks that followed in Normandy, which helped secure the massive beachhead, so the allies could go on and defeat Nazi Germany in World II.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The Sun turned a profit in 2010, a first for The W. All those years when pro women’s basketball struggled to gain a beachhead in the national sports landscape, Connecticut and Mohegan Sun were safe harbor.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
Noun
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There was no massive attack and no other break points, apart from that perfect return game cameo that gave him a foothold.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Waymo will take its first foothold in the South Bay by launching robotaxi service at Mineta San Jose International Airport, after airport authorities authorized its operations at terminals.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Archaeologists identified the Roman bridgehead fort as a first-of-its-kind find for Austria.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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