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
The campus is expected to include a wide range of healthcare services spearheaded by Grady for children and adults across the region.
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Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Since then, there have been endless rounds of logistics, spearheaded by Chris O’Brien, who ran OpSail and is president of Sail4th 250.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
The measure has been spearheaded by the city’s firefighter union, which gathered the signatures to qualify it for the ballot.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Most recently, Schroyer’s spearheaded federal-local immigration enforcement partnerships with ICE, including a program that allows state and local agencies to assist federal immigration authorities.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
To counter this, the United States has spearheaded a Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative, which led to the development of new encryption algorithms expected to be released as standards for civilian and defense networks by 2027.
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Donald Keough,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
When the troubles grew more fearsome following Lexington and Concord in 1775, Trumbull effectively crushed the loyalist movement and spearheaded Connecticut’s role as the Provisions State.
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Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Lugo spearheaded that pitching movement.
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Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Since then, there have been endless rounds of logistics, spearheaded by Chris O’Brien, who ran OpSail and is president of Sail4th 250.
—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
The measure has been spearheaded by the city’s firefighter union, which gathered the signatures to qualify it for the ballot.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Most recently, Schroyer’s spearheaded federal-local immigration enforcement partnerships with ICE, including a program that allows state and local agencies to assist federal immigration authorities.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
To counter this, the United States has spearheaded a Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative, which led to the development of new encryption algorithms expected to be released as standards for civilian and defense networks by 2027.
—
Donald Keough,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
When the troubles grew more fearsome following Lexington and Concord in 1775, Trumbull effectively crushed the loyalist movement and spearheaded Connecticut’s role as the Provisions State.
—
Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Lugo spearheaded that pitching movement.
—
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheaded
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Information developed during that case led Hernando County investigators to obtain a search warrant for property connected to the Mansfield family, where four bodies were discovered in the early 1980s.
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Contrary to what those face-washing commercials from our childhood led us to believe, your skin doesn't need to feel tight or squeaky-clean after cleansing.
Verb
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The consequences are admiration, trust and loyalty—earned, not commanded.
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While Vilsaint was a trooper, King commanded District 2 in Troop D, which is based in Orlando and covers six Central Florida counties.
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