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headways

noun

plural of headway
as in processes
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 headways In heavy urban freeway congestion (the type common in California), rapid braking and short headways create chain-reaction risk. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Three times as many routes will operate 15-minute headways compared to today, and weekend service will match that of weekdays. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Braidwood admits there were also business headways, which in many ways, were affected by the safety concerns and AI unknowns. — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headways
  1. processes
  2. advances
  3. advancements
  4. progressions
  5. processions
  6. progresses
Noun
  • People need to be trained, processes and policies rewritten, organizations reordered, protocols invented, budgets approved, data collected and cleaned.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Lyntris subsequently developed processes to manufacture and test the assemblies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • Melting ice and advances in technology could also open up the continent to mining.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The system generates high-power electromagnetic waves that can ablate, or vaporize, rock as a borehole advances.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of advances
Noun
  • And politicians began debating whether legislation is needed to rein in an industry that is racing against China and expected to drive enormous profits and technological advancements.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These investments include the industry’s latest advancements in screens, projection, and sound; modern seating; and enhanced concession, dining, and gathering spaces – the kinds of improvements that keep audiences coming back.
    — Paul Gunsky, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of advancements
Noun
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The 20-year-old has shown poise in the pocket, patience when going through progressions and ability to throw to receivers open anywhere on the field.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressions
Noun
  • The 1905 law explicitly mentions religious ceremonies, processions and other outdoor manifestations as subject to the ordinary rules governing public order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In Corfu, the island’s philharmonics, or local brass bands, accompany the Good Friday processions.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of processions
Noun
  • That means California residents could see periods of cooler weather as fall progresses, but the overall three-month outlook favors warmer-than-average conditions across much of the state.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Follow along here for our live updates as SpaceX completes preparations on the rocket's Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage, and progresses toward its 14th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of progresses

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“Headways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headways. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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