as in to lead
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearhead
Andres Viglucci
july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
Earlier this month, Kennedy dismantled the all-important Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and remade it into the spearhead for his anti-vaccination campaigns.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Penn, a Leawood resident, spearheaded a neighborhood effort to preserve the City Hall as the city launched the early stages of a master plan for the old building, the old fire station and additional land on 96th Street and Lee Boulevard.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Starting in December of 2023, the report says, an archaeological team found traces of fire pits and artifacts such as pottery shards, tools and spearheads, as well as bones and shells from animals hunted, fished or consumed by the indigenous people, probably Tequesta, who occupied the site.
—Andres Viglucci
july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
Earlier this month, Kennedy dismantled the all-important Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and remade it into the spearhead for his anti-vaccination campaigns.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Noun
Launched by producer Vanessa Djian and publicist Karolyne Leibovici in 2019, Girls Supports Girls will be hosting a five-day program in Kigali, spearheaded by Éliane Umuhire, the rising Franco-Rwandan actress and producer.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Penn, a Leawood resident, spearheaded a neighborhood effort to preserve the City Hall as the city launched the early stages of a master plan for the old building, the old fire station and additional land on 96th Street and Lee Boulevard.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Today, Elanco stands as one of the leading animal health providers in the world, with more than 9,000 employees globally and more than 200 brands sold for pets and farm animals.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Assistant Chief Bryan Kuriger, who leads the department’s Improvement and Accountability Bureau, has already begun laying that groundwork, said LMPD Deputy Chief Emily McKinley, who also marked one year in her role this week.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cam Schlittler's postseason debut was at the forefront, but Ryan McMahon flipping into the Red Sox dugout to record an out was reminiscent of another iconic Yankees play.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The singers are at the forefront of an emerging Afro-Khaleeji club sound, with just a few followers on Instagram.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers held on for a 4-3 win, jumping out to a commanding 2-0 lead at Citizens Bank Park in the best-of-five series.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In Los Angeles, Magic and Cookie Johnson, Don Cheadle, and Tina Knowles gathered for HollyRod Foundation’s annual DesignCare Gala, as Kerry Washington and Kamala Harris each commanded attention on opposite coasts.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once again, Berners-Lee seemed to be on history’s leading edge.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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For the pair of galaxies, the hot gas cloud of ionized gas, filled with free electrons and which stretches for millions of light years around the cluster is like tumbling into a vat of treacle that then begins to scour the gas on the leading edge of the infalling galaxies, ablating it.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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