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noun

ˈhelm How to pronounce helm (audio)
Definition of helmnext
as in head
the place of leadership or command She was at the helm when the company went through its most significant period of growth.

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verb

as in to steer
to operate or control the course of a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel

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Recent Examples of helm
Noun
Today’s format sees Stewart return to the helm once a week and host alongside News Team members Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Catherine Villareal and Ana María Tarazona, will take over the helm while filmmaker Danniela Castro Valencia takes on the role of content consultant. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2026
Verb
Last week, Wilkinson formally joined Paramount’s defense team, which until now has been helmed by Kessler. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026 These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for helm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
  1. head
  2. steer
  3. chair
  4. pilot
  5. forefront
  6. top
Noun
  • That preference for continuity has carried on into this pre-season, a period when managers and head coaches often make plenty of changes.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick Fussell, global head of adversary simulation at IBM, compared AI to a genie.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of head
Verb
  • Policy overlap Federal policies enacted in 2022 aimed to steer clean-energy investments toward communities impacted by coal plant closures, yet data centers are inheriting these sites instead.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Warner has spent three years steering free cash flow toward the debt left by the 2022 Discovery merger, and Paramount has been consumed with digesting Skydance.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of steer
Noun
  • In 2023, Paul was arrested for throwing a metal chair at her then-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, while her children were in the room.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Then, on July 20, the Legislature voted unanimously to remove Abarca as chair, replacing him with Legislator Donna Peyton.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of chair
Verb
  • Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fast forward to the first day of training camp, when Stidham ran the second unit and Ehlinger piloted the threes, and Payton was asked again whether a competition had begun.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • Faf du Plessis, captaining the Texas Super Kings, is at the forefront of Major League Cricket's ambitious bid to establish cricket in the US.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a new class of twang overtaking country music and Braxton Keith is at the forefront.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of forefront
Noun
  • The details are everything on this popover top, from the split hem to the low V-neckline.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bo Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor, the automatic runner, with a single off right-hander Matt Festa in the top of the 10th.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of top

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