HEAD START Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

head start

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as in start

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Recent Examples of head start The plan delivers faster, more reliable service through new busways and bus lanes along 50 key corridors, traffic signals that give buses a head start, and more efficient boarding. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 The head start that the US companies enjoyed in the AI race is quickly vanishing. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026 While Waymo has a big head start in the market, Tesla and Zoox are both slowly pushing into new cities. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 8 July 2026 So learn to love it and use it to help people to see the constraint as something amazing and beneficial like free filtering, a gift of what not to do, or even a head start, not a smaller box to play in. — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for head start

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Blake Snell has just started a rehab assignment and is multiple starts away from returning to the rotation after surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Seven of those games were starts, and one outing came after Hart opened the Padres’ July 2 game at Dodger Stadium.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of start

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Jackson is among the handful of candidates pivoting to the Senate race after running for other political offices, likely giving them a leg up in not having to launch from scratch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
The cost advantage, loosening visa restrictions and a burgeoning reputation for reliable medical care has given China a leg up against other aspiring healthcare hotspots.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of leg up

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While Spain looks primed to defend their crown with a young core and home-field advantage, the race to lift the World Cup in 2030 has almost four years to now take shape.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
With warm Southern weather stretching way beyond Labor Day, this is actually the perfect time to take advantage, with lots of days on the porch still left.

— Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of advantage

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Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Officials had estimated only four bus stops would be subject to new higher-density allowances — but in SANDAG’s maps, 21 meet the criteria.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of allowance

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Both quarterbacks are accurate and mobile, but unless Jones shines Saturday, Philo will enter the offseason with an inside track.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Later, when Shell expressed appreciation, Cipriani pitched Star Serenade, initially over the phone — presuming the executive would, at the least, boost its chance for an inside track at a green light.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026

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