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
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The social campaign was spearheaded by Harper Mays, Variety’s social media coordinator, with key contributions from Abigail Lee, Variety’s social media and editorial intern.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 17 June 2025
Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
An alpine-style spearhead was also unearthed from the first hoard, researchers said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The Republican civil war, as some have put it, began in January over immigration enforcement and continues to this day over Hope Florida, a program and charity spearheaded by the first lady intended to get low-income people off government aid.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The social campaign was spearheaded by Harper Mays, Variety’s social media coordinator, with key contributions from Abigail Lee, Variety’s social media and editorial intern.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 17 June 2025
Noun
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
An alpine-style spearhead was also unearthed from the first hoard, researchers said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Fortune helped edit the autobiography of leading Black intellectual Booker T. Washington, and his civil rights organization, National Afro-American League, is considered an important predecessor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Sent undercover by the FBI, Blazer offered bribes to coaches from the leading basketball programs in the country — Arizona, Louisville, Auburn and many others.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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At the forefront of Williamson’s latest project is the Buckley family, who are struggling to regain control of their North Carolina fishing empire.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The sanctions were issued as a result of concerns over Iran’s nuclear capabilities—the very topic at the forefront of the current conflict.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Just as the nuclear triad structured the postwar balance of power, this new triad will determine who commands economic stability, military strength and political influence.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In 1950, Dwight Eisenhower, who had commanded Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War, became NATO’s first SACEUR.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Yet STMicroelectronics is currently not at the leading edge of semiconductor manufacturing.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Meet The Machines Powering Cognitive Manufacturing At the leading edge of this revolution is the increasing adoption of robots.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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