as in wind
an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward
Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected.
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Recent Examples of headwind
And then, women of color are actually the most ambitious cohort in the workplace but experience the most microaggressions and the most headwinds.
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 18 June 2025
The small armada competed in a regatta around buoys, practicing how to keep moving in light headwinds.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Take the cash given all these headwinds and pivot your model?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Despite those headwinds, Nelson, the United Way of Florida president, said her organization is lobbying to make affordable housing more available throughout the state.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 18 June 2025
The small armada competed in a regatta around buoys, practicing how to keep moving in light headwinds.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Take the cash given all these headwinds and pivot your model?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Despite those headwinds, Nelson, the United Way of Florida president, said her organization is lobbying to make affordable housing more available throughout the state.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headwind
wind
Noun
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Residents can be ready for wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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At the time of writing around 7 am EDT, the hurricane was rated as a powerful Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Headwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwind. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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