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.
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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
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
Noun
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The new law will also allow residents or the state's Attorney General to sue local and county governments over their voting processes or plans.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The fundamental processes governing brain health — genetics, neural and synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation — do not respect the arbitrary boundaries drawn between neurology and psychiatry.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Talley found himself back before Lyke on Tuesday, the day after another judge had ordered Talley detained while the police shooting case advances.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The modeling industry has long played a role in perpetuating unrealistic body standards, though there have been cyclical advances and setbacks.—
Rory Satran,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Today’s advancements, such as waste management and precision irrigation, are not merely choices, but necessary investments for long-term survival.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The case stands as a powerful example of how advancements in forensic science, particularly utilizing DNA and forensic genetic genealogy, continue to transform cold case investigations, delivering answers even decades after crimes occur.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The platform analyzes job titles, compensation levels, hierarchies, and experience requirements to group roles into logical pay grades and career progressions.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist who officials and her employer say was killed by an Israeli airstrike yesterday, gathered in Baysariyeh in southern Lebanon this morning to mourn her loss ahead of funeral processions.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most patients begin with soft foods and gradually return to a normal diet as healing progresses.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But as Notes from Underground progresses, his behavior turns from funny to pathetic to downright despicable.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Headways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headways. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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