HEAD START Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

head start

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Definition of head start

as in start

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Recent Examples of head start Setting a digital reminder one week prior to these dates gives you a crucial head start to book a babysitter before the neighborhood high schoolers are completely cleared out! — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026 Keep reading to learn more, then add to cart to get a head start on fall! — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 For the smoothest shake, soak the dates in hot water for 10 minutes before blending and give the ice cubes a few quick pulses to give them a head start. — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 However, that wasn’t the case for Emily Ratajkowski, who decided to get a head start on next season’s trends. — Ángela Moreno Vallejo, Glamour, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for head start

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Noun

To stay in the chase, the Twins desperately need collective performances such as Sunday’s when Zebby Matthews provided a dominant start and the lineup pieced together enough offense to avoid a sweep at the hands of Chicago.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2024, when Malik Nabers’ first-round selection changed the depth chart, Slayton memorably caught only 10 total passes for 122 yards in the Giants’ first four games during a 1-3 start.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of start

Noun

The tote got a further leg up in the 21st century, when an increasingly casual office culture began to leave the briefcase behind, and heightened environmental concerns (and at times, legislation) prompted shoppers to bring their own reusable bags.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of leg up

Noun

More respondents in Canada, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey rated China more favorably than the United States, yet more people chose economic ties with the United States over China, sometimes by wide margins.

— Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Imagine a manufacturing company generating 100 million euros in annual revenue with an EBITDA margin of 10%.

— Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of margin

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Their time together at JMU could offer Sweazie an upper hand.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026
The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of upper hand

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Given its extensive objections to implementing these kinds of policies in the past, the letter is a transparent effort at attempting to turn the settlement into an opportunity to claim moral high ground.

— Nathaniel Lubin, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the study, the resulting uplift would have created steep terrain and high ground that could be intensely eroded over long periods.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of high ground

Noun

For years, Japan has taken steps to try to reverse its falling birth rate by expanding monthly child allowances, bringing IVF and other fertility treatments under the purview of public insurance, and expanding parental leave benefits.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Laura Reynolds, science director for the pro-UDB Hold the Line coalition, said Miami-Dade is giving Kelly permission to pave over about two dozen acres of wetlands — a rare allowance for Miami-Dade.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of allowance

Noun

Tagovailoa seemed to have an inside track toward the starting job with Penix’s training camp debut delayed because of his recovery from a torn ACL.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The makeover won’t exclusively fall to rookies — defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, safety Alohi Gilman and second-year player Nohl Williams have inside track to prominent roles.

— Sam McDowell July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of inside track

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