as in leader
one that takes the lead or sets an example
the state has a long history of being an early and reliable bellwether in presidential elections
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Recent Examples of bellwether
The good news is that, according to this bellwether encounter between members of 2025 Cannes stage royalty in the very moment of the Festival’s opening, skin, qua skin, is definitely in.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Regardless of who comes out on top June 10, the general race for governor is expected to be a competitive battle and possible bellwether for the country.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Many countries still have work to do, but these advancing rights and metrics could be considered a bellwether for how safe and welcome a traveler might feel.
—Todd Plummer, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025
Nvidia, an industry leader in artificial intelligence chips used by companies like OpenAI and a bellwether for tech stocks, reported earnings after market close on Wednesday.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Regardless of who comes out on top June 10, the general race for governor is expected to be a competitive battle and possible bellwether for the country.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Many countries still have work to do, but these advancing rights and metrics could be considered a bellwether for how safe and welcome a traveler might feel.
—Todd Plummer, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025
Nvidia, an industry leader in artificial intelligence chips used by companies like OpenAI and a bellwether for tech stocks, reported earnings after market close on Wednesday.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellwether
Noun
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Finally, leading up, your leaders need to start with the understanding that the ego has to stay outside the door.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The Mughal Empire’s hunger for land taxes, for instance, drove an assault on eastern India’s forests in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which redistributed land to pioneer cultivators willing to undertake that work of settlement.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Additional investors include Fred Moll, the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical and pioneer of robotic surgery, who has joined the company’s strategic advisory board.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Bellwether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellwether. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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