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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Recent Examples of helm
Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Since the party rose to power in 2014, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, critics have accused it of stifling civil liberties and the press, pursuing a Hindu-first agenda, and inflaming religious divisions within India’s secular democracy.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 May 2026
Behind The Scenes The directing duties for the Part 2 of One Hundred Years of Solitude are split between Laura Mora, who helmed episodes 1, 2, 5, 6 and the Grand Finale, and Carlos Moreno, who directed episodes 3, 4 and 7.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Small, who was a student at Lewis and an assistant freshman boys volleyball coach at Marist in 2011 when the Knights last won a conference title, is having fun in his first year at the helm.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Since the party rose to power in 2014, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, critics have accused it of stifling civil liberties and the press, pursuing a Hindu-first agenda, and inflaming religious divisions within India’s secular democracy.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Verb
Assis has helmed 10 features, most of them about Spiritism, in particularly Kardecist Spiritism.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 May 2026
Behind The Scenes The directing duties for the Part 2 of One Hundred Years of Solitude are split between Laura Mora, who helmed episodes 1, 2, 5, 6 and the Grand Finale, and Carlos Moreno, who directed episodes 3, 4 and 7.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
Noun
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Saugus has won multiple playoff games in each of its first two seasons under head coach Mike Miller.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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Minter departed at the end of the season to become the Ravens’ head coach and former Chargers safeties coach Chris O’Leary returned this past winter from a one-season stint as the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan to replace Minter.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The phones come with a collection of games optimized for the external display, and opening the phone to use the big foldable OLED will often be faster for most tasks, but using the external screen can help steer you away from distracting apps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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Who’s to say the platform won’t eventually use that data to steer those new audiences elsewhere?—
Jennifer Schenberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Fredericks is on the city’s June 16 primary ballot, running unopposed to become chair of the local Republican Party in Ward 2, an area encompassing deep-blue neighborhoods like Georgetown, Dupont Circle and Logan Circle.—
Paul Schwartzman,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
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Karren Brady, who departed in April after 16 years as vice-chair, had previously assisted with interviewing candidates.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Autonomous drones can form swarms that overwhelm defenses through numbers while adapting to changing battlefield conditions by communicating with one another, instead of being remotely piloted by a human controller.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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And our thought was tax agencies and departments of revenue must be thinking about how to best pilot or implement generative AI.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Rethinking Wellness, Rethinking Retirement While Vista ushers in a new era for Vi at Aventura, a commitment to staying on the forefront of aging well — and reimagining what senior living can be — has always been at the heart of the community.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Talent that has the savvy to sell the company’s products—ranging from customer clouds and AI agents to Slack—is at the forefront of the business’ hiring agenda.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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First baseman Rafael Devers reached base three times with two hits and a walk, driving in a run in the top of the ninth with his first triple since July 28, 2024.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helm. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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