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Recent Examples of head start
To give tomato plants a head start next year, choose a new location in the garden for them.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
This gave a head start to the teams in actual preemptive repair execution on the ground, saving valuable manhours of efforts.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink has been serving users since 2020, giving it a huge head start.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Sowing these perennial seeds outdoors in fall is an easy way to get a head start on spring flowers.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
This gave a head start to the teams in actual preemptive repair execution on the ground, saving valuable manhours of efforts.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink has been serving users since 2020, giving it a huge head start.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Sowing these perennial seeds outdoors in fall is an easy way to get a head start on spring flowers.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
Noun
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Of course, the 0-1 start is not ideal.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bergert had previously allowed three runs or fewer in each of his 13 major-league starts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is not ironclad since the person might opt to continue using their other AI, but if undertaken astutely, the therapist can definitely gain a leg up on understanding the role that AI is having on the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Caring for Garlic After Planting Getting garlic started in autumn gives you a leg up on the spring growing season.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Only 28% of the respondents said that their China operating margins in 2024 were higher than that of their global business, while 33% said their China performance was actually worse.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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And there’s a razor-thin margin for error.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Northern Sea Route is generally viewed as more developed and regulated, with Moscow investing heavily in infrastructure as part of a broader campaign to gain an upper hand in the Arctic.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Trump has 'upper hand' on Democrats in crime debate, MSNBC guest admits.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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An August poll from Roanoke College found Spanberger with a 46%-39% lead, while the RealClearPolitics average of polls shows her with the same 7-point advantage.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The totemic power of Apple is running out of time to reset expectations around AI to its own advantage.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Done well, the allowance model empowers teams while aligning technology investments with business goals.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These groups are among those that are required to buy allowances.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arshdeep Bains is no longer waiver exempt and would seem to have an inside track at earning a roster spot.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Wide receiver Josh Moore: The West Broward alumnus is another local product who has an inside track to produce early in his Hurricanes tenure.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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