as in led
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearheaded
Legislative efforts, often spearheaded by 'English-only’ advocates, routinely failed in Congress.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The patent for this low-latency wireless communication protocol, spearheaded by NREL power electronics Sarwar Islam, is pending.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Deauville is one of the several festivals championed by Chanel, which is highly involved in the film world through diverse initiatives spearheaded by Elsa Heizmann, the global director of cinematic relations, and her right-hand-man Clement Geray.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, headed up the much smaller Skydance Media, and spearheaded the recent takeover of Paramount’s TV and movie studio assets.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The resort spearheaded the Maldives Underwater Initiative with a goal of identifying, surveying, and protecting more than 670 resident sea turtles and over 130 manta rays.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Both teams have electric offenses spearheaded by talented quarterbacks in Jordan Love and Jayden Daniels.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Xavieran will challenge in the Catholic Conference as well with the Hawks spearheaded by center midfielder David Carreiro and goalie Alex Todorov.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Dudek had been on a team that spearheaded an effort to combat this type of fraud.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The patent for this low-latency wireless communication protocol, spearheaded by NREL power electronics Sarwar Islam, is pending.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Deauville is one of the several festivals championed by Chanel, which is highly involved in the film world through diverse initiatives spearheaded by Elsa Heizmann, the global director of cinematic relations, and her right-hand-man Clement Geray.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, headed up the much smaller Skydance Media, and spearheaded the recent takeover of Paramount’s TV and movie studio assets.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The resort spearheaded the Maldives Underwater Initiative with a goal of identifying, surveying, and protecting more than 670 resident sea turtles and over 130 manta rays.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Both teams have electric offenses spearheaded by talented quarterbacks in Jordan Love and Jayden Daniels.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Xavieran will challenge in the Catholic Conference as well with the Hawks spearheaded by center midfielder David Carreiro and goalie Alex Todorov.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Dudek had been on a team that spearheaded an effort to combat this type of fraud.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheaded
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Atelier Ndigo by Waina Chancy offered up an exuberant collection led by hues such as cherry red and deep blue.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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La Luz del Mundo was founded by Joaquin's grandfather, Eusebio Joaquin Gonzalez, in 1926 and was later led by Joaquin's father, Samuel Joaquin Flores.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Marshburn commanded the International Space Station on Expedition 67, working with a small team in extreme conditions for months at a time.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid the solemn environment, as the season slips away, one voice rose above the crowd and commanded a players-only meeting.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Spearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheaded. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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