Thesaurus results for BEACHHEAD

beachhead

noun

as in foothold

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Recent Examples of beachhead Even so, this isn’t only a Shein story, but a broader one about China that reveals the superpower’s ambition to expand e-commerce as a beachhead for infiltrating Western markets despite mounting trade barriers, said Sheng Lu, professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for beachhead

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The second generation, which began in the early 2000s, saw K-pop gain footholds in regional markets like China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
On balance, the Big 12 PE partnership makes sense for schools and investors who want a foothold in what’s thought to be a lucrative industry.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026