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 investigation is led by prosecutor Paolo Storari, who also has spearheaded inquiries into sweatshops supplying luxury brands.
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Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Decades later, a similar erasure occurred with the three Black women, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, who spearheaded the Black Lives Matter movement and whose contributions have been severely undermined.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The investigation is led by prosecutor Paolo Storari, who also has spearheaded probes into sweatshops supplying luxury brands.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Grassi Damiani spearheaded the merger with one of the best producers in Valenza, Rizzetto Srl, creating the Laboratorio Damiani, with more than 100 artisans.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Longmeadow had multiple contributors in its 13-7 win over Marshfield in a Division 2 state semifinal as Max Zicchitella spearheaded the attack with four goals.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
However, the lawsuit spearheaded by a Colorado physician, Rebecca Cohen, against the state’s parental notice requirements may prove to be a seminal case.
—Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Whoop's co-founders spearheaded the computer science and mechanical engineering elements, with Nicolae becoming chief hardware engineer.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
blair Baek, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The McMillan Plan of 1902, named after the senator who spearheaded it, laid out a comprehensive vision for the monumental core and park system of the nation's capitol.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026
Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Decades later, a similar erasure occurred with the three Black women, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, who spearheaded the Black Lives Matter movement and whose contributions have been severely undermined.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The investigation is led by prosecutor Paolo Storari, who also has spearheaded probes into sweatshops supplying luxury brands.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Grassi Damiani spearheaded the merger with one of the best producers in Valenza, Rizzetto Srl, creating the Laboratorio Damiani, with more than 100 artisans.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Longmeadow had multiple contributors in its 13-7 win over Marshfield in a Division 2 state semifinal as Max Zicchitella spearheaded the attack with four goals.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
However, the lawsuit spearheaded by a Colorado physician, Rebecca Cohen, against the state’s parental notice requirements may prove to be a seminal case.
—Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Whoop's co-founders spearheaded the computer science and mechanical engineering elements, with Nicolae becoming chief hardware engineer.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
blair Baek, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The McMillan Plan of 1902, named after the senator who spearheaded it, laid out a comprehensive vision for the monumental core and park system of the nation's capitol.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheaded
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Can the country’s football team, now led by the veteran manager Carlos Queiroz, bring some success along with all that?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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That licking instinct may have led Jacobs’s elk to an area known as Flag Swamp, a one-acre wetland filled with blue flag irises and shrubby willow trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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These have long been considered to be bottom-shelf bourbons, and have not commanded the respect of some of Beam’s higher-caliber releases like Booker’s and Knob Creek, although bartenders and true whiskey fans have sung their praises for years.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 June 2026
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Prevost also commanded an infantry landing craft, and after 15 months overseas, attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade, according to a note on the Pentagon website published soon after Leo’s election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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“Spearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheaded. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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