spearheaded

past tense of spearhead

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Verb
  • SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, was responsible for returning Crew-9 to Earth using the Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years and is now the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history.
    TIME, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Near Moc Hoa, in South Vietnam on June 5, 1966, Captain Hugh Nelson, a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, commanded a helicopter on a search-and-destroy mission when enemy fire rendered his aircraft uncontrollable.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.
    Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Spearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheaded. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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