as in to lead
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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as in forefront
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Recent Examples of spearhead
Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
For differing reasons Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have failed to be the spearhead of head coach Arne Slot’s attack: Nunez has scored one goal in his last 13 matches while Jota is without a goal in his last 10.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
The Scarcity of Top AI Talent Competition centers on specialized AI researchers from elite PhD programs with machine learning backgrounds and veterans who already spearheaded key innovations in top companies.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Verb
These collections, found beneath the surface of the extinct volcano, include items from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, such as pendants, brooches, and spearheads.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
For differing reasons Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have failed to be the spearhead of head coach Arne Slot’s attack: Nunez has scored one goal in his last 13 matches while Jota is without a goal in his last 10.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Much of the center’s core beliefs were inspired by the farm-to-table movement spearheaded by Berkeley chef Alice Waters in the 1970s.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
The Scarcity of Top AI Talent Competition centers on specialized AI researchers from elite PhD programs with machine learning backgrounds and veterans who already spearheaded key innovations in top companies.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Verb
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Networking Without the Pressure Rather than leading new introductions with pitches and business cards, relationship-first networking creates room for real conversations.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Going into the All-Star break, Judge is leading the majors with a .355 batting average and an OPS of 1.194.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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When inclusion, trust, and accessibility are at the forefront, these spaces offer a different kind of value.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As in other countries, e-commerce platforms like Temu, Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop have been at the forefront of this trend.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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The rapid revolution occurring in artificial intelligence today bears striking resemblance to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when countless companies commanded silly valuations while some genuinely great businesses suffered brutal punishment in the stock market.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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This year, Netflix commanded 120, ranking second among platforms and up from last year’s 107 noms.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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But the company was not always on the leading edge.—
Pete Born,
Footwear News,
15 June 2025
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The United States must develop a ten-year strategic computational initiative, investing $100 billion in research and development of computing platforms at the leading edge.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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