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 longtime Homeland Security official spearheaded the immigration enforcement crackdown in Los Angeles and is seen as directing the agents' aggressive tactics in Chicago.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Joining Dayforce in 2024 after leading HR at Cohesity and Symantec, and Silver Springs Networks before that, Cappellanti-Wolf has also spearheaded internal AI strategy, which includes the choice of ChatGPT as the preferred employee tool.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Officers certified in crash reconstruction spearheaded the investigation, Ahring said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Now run by Belmond, which is owned by LVMH, the Splendido has been undergoing a major renovation spearheaded by acclaimed designer Martin Brudnizki since 2023.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Since coming to power in 2012, President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting the Party and government.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The former was spearheaded by Wedell-Wedellsborg and included the likes of Sara Sozzani Maino; designer Henrik Vibskov; Marimekko’s creative director Rebekka Bay; Line Hangaard, senior womenswear designer at Jil Sander, and Olya Kuryshchuk, founder and editor in chief of 1 Granary, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Wiener also this term passed a controversial housing bill that will increase density around transit hubs, and spearheaded a bill to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The department will operate independently from the agency’s traditional TV/Film division and will be spearheaded by agent Harriette Feliz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Joining Dayforce in 2024 after leading HR at Cohesity and Symantec, and Silver Springs Networks before that, Cappellanti-Wolf has also spearheaded internal AI strategy, which includes the choice of ChatGPT as the preferred employee tool.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Officers certified in crash reconstruction spearheaded the investigation, Ahring said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Now run by Belmond, which is owned by LVMH, the Splendido has been undergoing a major renovation spearheaded by acclaimed designer Martin Brudnizki since 2023.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Since coming to power in 2012, President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting the Party and government.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The former was spearheaded by Wedell-Wedellsborg and included the likes of Sara Sozzani Maino; designer Henrik Vibskov; Marimekko’s creative director Rebekka Bay; Line Hangaard, senior womenswear designer at Jil Sander, and Olya Kuryshchuk, founder and editor in chief of 1 Granary, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Wiener also this term passed a controversial housing bill that will increase density around transit hubs, and spearheaded a bill to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The department will operate independently from the agency’s traditional TV/Film division and will be spearheaded by agent Harriette Feliz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheaded
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Wang, who conceived of and led the study, also serves as the Kellogg chair of technology among other leadership positions at Northwestern.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rabbi Mona Alfi of Sacramento’s Congregation B’nai Israel said that in the Torah, the Jewish people are commanded 36 times to care for and protect the strangers in their midst.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dressed simply in a black bomber and flashing a colossal gold chain, Floyy commanded the room during his 20-minute set.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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