as in leaders
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 bellwethers
Apple and Samsung collectively account for roughly 35% of phones shipped globally, according to the International Data Corporation — and as the two leading smartphone makers, they are seen as bellwethers for the industry.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the most striking bellwethers of how education is evolving is MITx’s MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Everything might hinge on these bellwethers of the wider economy, Zandi believes.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Icebergs are bellwethers of environmental changes.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Watch For Large tech companies, like Meta and Microsoft, often serve as industry bellwethers, setting workforce and strategic trends that smaller companies and startups subsequently emulate.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Choi predicted that those two IPOs will be bellwethers for their respective markets.
—Sonia Heng, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
It is often considered as one of the bellwethers for Oscar favorites.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the most striking bellwethers of how education is evolving is MITx’s MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Everything might hinge on these bellwethers of the wider economy, Zandi believes.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Icebergs are bellwethers of environmental changes.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Watch For Large tech companies, like Meta and Microsoft, often serve as industry bellwethers, setting workforce and strategic trends that smaller companies and startups subsequently emulate.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Choi predicted that those two IPOs will be bellwethers for their respective markets.
—Sonia Heng, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
It is often considered as one of the bellwethers for Oscar favorites.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellwethers
Noun
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Continue reading … POLITICS TURNING TABLES – Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against gov shutdown.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Caño suggests encouraging daughters to think about fairness when leaders are chosen in schools or clubs.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The leaders and companies that accomplish this will remember 2025-2030 not for jobs lost, but for becoming pioneers of the age of human-AI partnerships, reshaping entire industries.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, human pioneers utilizing AI can initiate the process of relocating mining and industry off the planet, and, working together, enable us to expand the domain of life.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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