as in progress
forward movement in time or place
the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Recent Examples of headway
Trump made substantial headway among these groups in the 2024 election.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
If mortgage rates aren’t making much headway one way or the other this year, neither is the housing market itself.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
However, the prospect for making significant headway on deficit reduction is not encouraging.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Better conditions expected in the coming days should help fire crews to make even more headway and allow residents to return to their neighborhoods to begin rebuilding.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
If mortgage rates aren’t making much headway one way or the other this year, neither is the housing market itself.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
However, the prospect for making significant headway on deficit reduction is not encouraging.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Better conditions expected in the coming days should help fire crews to make even more headway and allow residents to return to their neighborhoods to begin rebuilding.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headway
Noun
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President Donald Trump has threatened to walk away from the process unless material progress is made very soon.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Washington has repeatedly threatened to abandon its peace efforts unless there is real progress.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is no sign outside Hurdle’s San Diego salon, but despite the low profile, her Instagram page warns that she’s usually booked months in advance.—
Lindsy Van Gelder,
Allure,
25 Apr. 2025
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While cancellation options are available in advance of the other three periods—broadly speaking, advertisers may back out of between 25% and 50% of their Q1, Q2 and Q3 upfront allocations—the ontological status of fall buys is a lot less equivocal.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The process of selecting a new pope involves a papal conclave, a private election held behind closed doors of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel where 135 cardinals vote on who will serve as the next the head of the Catholic Church.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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However, this break from the traditional process of announcing all the latest in Android at I/O suggests that the conference on May 20 will be jam-packed with news in other areas and services.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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Such advancements could be transformational, reducing suffering among veterans and minimizing the odds that untreated PTSD will lead some to commit crimes.—
Jo A Sornborger,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Police remain hopeful that recent advancements in DNA testing, which have been used on evidence collected in Amber's case, and new tips from the public will help solve the case.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Clear regulations are essential, and the progression of the U.S. Stable Act is expected to encourage more traditional financial institutions to engage in the compliant stablecoin market, thereby further fostering the industry’s healthy and positive growth.—
Chuck Zhang,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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That’s a natural career progression for a 37-year-old coach with a great reputation across baseball and a potential future as a bench coach or manager.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The procession began around 10 a.m. local time — or 4 a.m. EDT.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
26 Apr. 2025
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Prior to the service, the pope's body will be taken at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 23, into the adjacent St. Peter's Basilica in a procession led by cardinals.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headway. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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