head start

noun

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Recent Examples of head start That shift has fueled a wave of wellness trends promising a head start on aging well. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026 During the downtime the past two years, Slavens, who is in his 24th season with the Chiefs and his sixth as vice president of Arrowhead Events, remained in contact with sources to help get a head start on 2027. — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Moreover, winter cold will damage the foliage, so get a head start on your spring garden clean-up by cutting back the plant in the fall. — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026 So let’s grant the tortoise a head start, Zeno declared—say, a hundred yards. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for head start
Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
  1. start
  2. leg up
  3. margin
  4. upper hand
  5. high ground
  6. advantage
  7. allowance
  8. inside track
Noun
  • While the Clemson game was Congdon’s first start, the freshman has been part of UM’s guard rotation all season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Missouri defense collects takeaways to overcome slow start When the Tigers’ offense has started games slow, the defense has been dependable for stops and takeaways.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of start
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  • One leg up luxury brands have on these challengers, though, is resources.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But that edge over its lesser-selling peers continues to give it another leg up in what’s been a relatively weak market for new pop songs.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of leg up
Noun
  • Le Pen made the runoff in both 2017 and 2022 and is leading the polls by a large margin.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • After years of preparation and waiting for the perfect wind, temperature and road conditions, Poncelet broke the record by a small margin on his first attempt before returning five days later to finalize the feat.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of margin
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  • With the Broncos holding a 2-1 record and the Chargers sitting at 0-3, the winner of this weekend’s game in Las Vegas will gain an upper hand in the AFC West.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Their time together at JMU could offer Sweazie an upper hand.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of upper hand
Noun
  • On Thursday, both governments sought to claim the diplomatic high ground.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of high ground
Noun
  • There are advantages to having a merged Paramount+/HBO Max streaming group, Kogel says.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My breadth of experience from my upbringing to fighting for Arkansans from all walks of life, gives me an advantage in understanding that life story every person brings into my court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • Rather, the law ties two practical allowances to Maryland’s recommendations rather than to federal guidance.
    — Adejare Atanda, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI says Dot usage will temporarily not count against eligible users' plan allowances during the introductory period, with longer-term usage terms still to come.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of allowance
Noun
  • The stakes will be plenty high as well, because the winner of this game will have an early inside track on making it to the Big 12 title game and potentially upsetting Texas Tech en route to a College Football Playoff berth.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 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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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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