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
Other goals include avoiding misdiagnoses, properly managing disease, identifying people for clinical trials and making headway on preventive therapies.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the early 1980s, officials made headway on a plan to build a subway under Wilshire.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Both have split second-team reps all throughout spring camp, but neither has made enough headway to earn the job outright.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
But as electric vehicles make headway today, the calculus of car design is shifting.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the early 1980s, officials made headway on a plan to build a subway under Wilshire.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Both have split second-team reps all throughout spring camp, but neither has made enough headway to earn the job outright.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
But as electric vehicles make headway today, the calculus of car design is shifting.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headway
Noun
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Refreshingly, the name Tilly Norwood was seldom uttered, and that alone struck many attendees as progress.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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While large-scale practical quantum computers remain a work in progress, governments and technology companies increasingly view the field as a strategic industry that could shape future scientific discovery and economic competitiveness.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The culinary experiences were highlights of the stay and absolutely worth reserving in advance, whether that’s for dinner at PUR’ or for the hotel’s recent addition of afternoon tea time, built around cookies.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Check tour lengths in advance and look at what else is on the property — many distilleries sit on historic estates worth wandering for the scenery alone.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The backstory You can’t just open a world-class hotel in Paris—and perhaps no one is more aware of that fact than Silvio Ursini, the executive vice president of Bulgari Hotels and Resorts, who described a more than decade-long process of finding and selecting the perfect site for the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Those margins remained tight as counting continued, with millions of ballots — many cast by mail — still left to process.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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His family went without answers for five decades — until genealogy advancements allowed investigators to crack the cold case by linking human remains found at a waste transfer station in Pima County to Sipfle's family, per KVOA and KOLD.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Cultural Heritage and Responsible Development Satisfying cultural and environmental concerns, particularly around Oak Flat (Chi’chil Bildagoteel), has been crucial to the project’s advancement.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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That is the natural progression for many veterans.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Note his high rankings in front-foot defending, pass progression, creative threat and shot frequency.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Lieutenant Chad Tellinger North Metro Fire Rescue A procession was held Thursday morning to remember the life and legacy of Tellinger.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Supporters in Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta — the venues for Haiti’s World Cup matches — can expect to hear rara bands, a style of music that formed around street processions.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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