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
Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Trump has specifically tapped Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard – who was present during the Fulton County raid – to spearhead that effort.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
However, initially Egypt, once the spearhead of Arab opposition to Israel, and eventually Jordan, brokered separate peace agreements.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Jackson, with the support and trust of King, helped lead SCLC's Chicago chapter and spearheaded Operation Breadbasket, a community empowerment campaign.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Trump has specifically tapped Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard – who was present during the Fulton County raid – to spearhead that effort.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
London, 24, has been the spearhead of the team's offense, with 38 receptions, 469 receiving yards, which leads the team, and two touchdowns through six games.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
However, initially Egypt, once the spearhead of Arab opposition to Israel, and eventually Jordan, brokered separate peace agreements.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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Unitree Robotics led the charge by deploying a fleet of G1 and H1 humanoid units.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was also known for his work with Operation Breadbasket, a program affiliated with the SCLC and based in Chicago after King directed him to lead the initiative.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the forefront of having our backs through this whole process and trying to do the right thing was Bruce and Matt.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sources close to the production are not expecting fireworks on stage at the Royal Festival Hall, but this has not stopped the Glastonbury scandal from being at the forefront of minds.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The pesky utilityman, acquired from the Rays last summer, commanded more playing time at short last September as Volpe struggled and recovered from a cortisone shot.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The versatile guard commands 20-plus minutes per game, which leaves a little extra tick available beyond the top seven members of the rotation.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Feb. 2026
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Big Tech has the capital and the ambition to pursue nuclear, including next generation reactor designs which match very well the sector’s self-image of innovative strength at the leading edge of technological change.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The second front will be the leading edge of the Arctic air that will send highs below freezing and lows in the single digits Friday into the weekend.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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