HEAD STARTS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

head starts

noun

plural of head start

as in legs up

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Noun

His hand gripped the side bar of an umbrella stroller that had a toddler kicking her legs up, dressed in daisy-print overalls.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Two dead roaches went legs up in front of a hallway glass cooler.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of legs up

Noun

Golden Tempo has three wins and two third place finishes in five career starts while earning $4,633,000 on the track.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Kaitlyn Chen scored 16 points and Kayla Thornton added 15 as hot starts to the second and fourth quarters led them to victory.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of starts

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Management has repeatedly framed the transition costs as temporary, arguing that a leaner distribution network should improve margins once warehouse consolidations are complete and fulfillment operations normalize.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
On Monday, Sharma told employees in a memo that Xbox’s operating margins are three to 10 times lower than comparable businesses.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Definition of margins

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That's because gym memberships and meal allowances don't make someone feel seen or tell them that their contribution matters.

— Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The program will now include a new mechanism, the manufacturing decarbonization incentive, that allows polluters to apply for and receive up to 118 million new allowances in exchange for investments in decarbonization projects.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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