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Recent Examples of headway His effort with Putin to arrange a peace on favorable terms for the Russians had made so much headway with the Americans. Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 During a brief break from touring at the beginning of March, Colonel wrote to Tom Diskin, clearly disheartened by his inability to make any headway with Neal. Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025 But even with the threat of possibly lower oil sales to nations like India and China, which are the world’s top purchasers of Russian oil, reports on Tuesday suggested that Witkoff’s last-ditch effort to talk peace with Putin is not expected to make much, if any, headway. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025 On Niccol’s second earnings call, which was for Starbucks’ fiscal 2025 first quarter, the company touted some headway on its initiatives, even as its financial performance was, expectedly, still a drag. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for headway
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Noun
  • Richardson, while still a work in progress, wasn’t used at all.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some things are better, some are still in progress.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The main advances came under Gustavo Alfaro and Sanchez, who many saw as slightly unfortunate to lose his job in the wake of the 2024 Copa America.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple drivers fueling cost surge Some of the increases are due to advances in medical science.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Look for opportunities to plug CCU into existing processes with minimal disruption.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dating technique used on the eggs, known more formally as carbonate uranium-lead, or U-Pb, dating, is a common process for determining the age of carbonate minerals — those containing calcium, iron, manganese and magnesium.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An opportunity for career advancement presents itself as the sun and Mercury align.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Allen consistently had time to scan the field and go through his progressions.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The study demonstrated the varied progression of the disease among different individuals.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The family – all dressed in black — stopped the procession for a moment to view tributes left by fans to Ozzy at the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headway. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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