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
Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The Yankees boasted arguably the best offense in baseball last season, spearheaded by Aaron Judge.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
Over the years, excavators have found around 280 artifacts in the lake, including 145 axes, 64 spearheads, eight swords and, most recently, four spears.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Verb
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Kathryn Romeyn is a freelance travel, design, and wellness journalist living in Los Angeles and Bali whose curiosity about the world leads her on frequent beautiful adventures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Accordingly, here’s a look at 10 high-paying careers that are dominated – or at least led – by women.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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By the late 1920s, however, private aviation was being born, Pan Am was at the forefront of the movement, and its operations were centered on Dinner Key.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Casey Bloys is once again at the forefront of a pivotal moment in entertainment history.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Naturally, his son Barron is more than ready to defend the country his father so boldly commands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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City Councilmember Nithya Raman had a commanding lead, with 33% of voters supporting her, while Bass trailed at 17%, according to the poll by the Loyola Marymount University Center for the Study of Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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But there also are fears that the focus on Israel is the leading edge of an antisemitic fringe that has gained ground by portraying Jews as shadowy manipulators, echoing some of history's most hateful tropes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But there also are fears that the focus on Israel is the leading edge of an antisemitic fringe that has gained ground by portraying Jews as shadowy manipulators, echoing some of history’s most hateful tropes.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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