headways

plural of headway

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Noun
  • Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But encouraging advances in research and development have been realized in California pilot projects off the coast of San Diego — in conjunction with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography — and more recently at the Port of Los Angeles.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Another business owner requested simplifying licensing processes and making renewals easier.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These four are all very proud of their special status, which involves democratic processes, including members electing the club’s president, approving (or not) annual accounts, and voting on changes to club statutes at assemblies that must be held once a year.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The National Marine Manufacturers Association said in a statement that the rules have not kept pace with advancements in the marine industry, making innovation in the business difficult.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Amy Poehler kicked off her Saturday Night Live opening monologue by commemorating the official 50th anniversary of the show’s first episode — while also pointing out some of the major advancements in technology since its debut.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.
    J'ne Day-Lucore, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The aim at Anfield was always success but small progressions would have been accepted, considering Liverpool had been only the fourth-best team in the Premier League under his predecessor Gerard Houllier.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the holiday, many families in this Mayan region prepare elaborate traditional dishes for the return of their ancestors (in addition to participating in evening processions and setting up ofrendas, temporary altars, in their homes).
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As fall progresses, officials, wildlife experts and virologists are in a watch-and-wait mode.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While a primary variant might trigger a disease, secondary variants can alter how that disease develops and progresses.
    Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Much to the frustration of sleuthing fans, Sherman-Palladino has continued to defend the miniseries’ ending, saying her concern wasn’t with the goings on of any of the aforementioned men.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But off camera, incarcerated men whisper about terrible goings on being kept secret from the public, sparking a six-year investigation behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Headways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headways. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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