as in leading
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearheading
McElearney later went on to oversee investigations into the Colombo crime family, helping dismantle another major mafia organization and spearheading what the FBI has described as the largest mafia takedown in its history.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Ramos would not be the largest investor in any takeover but is spearheading the bid as its public face.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Fedorov, 34, is credited with spearheading the introduction of drone technology in Ukraine’s army and introducing several successful e-government platforms in his current role.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
During his tenure leading ULA, Bruno oversaw the retirement and phasing out of the company’s older Delta and Atlas rockets, while spearheading the development of a new rocket called Vulcan.
—Loren Grush, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
For this reason, and because of the potentially textbook-rewriting implications of the findings, researchers, including those spearheading the work, are cautious about overselling their results.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
Alex Morris, who has been spearheading the growth of Dubai studio SB Media Group, has joined Channel 4 to lead on its work with content creators and influencers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
The Nez Perce Tribe has led other species restoration efforts in Idaho, including spearheading gray wolf reintroduction in the 1990s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
Yennefer is now spearheading a new alliance of mages and elves operating out of The Lodge.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Ramos would not be the largest investor in any takeover but is spearheading the bid as its public face.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Fedorov, 34, is credited with spearheading the introduction of drone technology in Ukraine’s army and introducing several successful e-government platforms in his current role.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
During his tenure leading ULA, Bruno oversaw the retirement and phasing out of the company’s older Delta and Atlas rockets, while spearheading the development of a new rocket called Vulcan.
—Loren Grush, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
For this reason, and because of the potentially textbook-rewriting implications of the findings, researchers, including those spearheading the work, are cautious about overselling their results.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
Alex Morris, who has been spearheading the growth of Dubai studio SB Media Group, has joined Channel 4 to lead on its work with content creators and influencers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
The Nez Perce Tribe has led other species restoration efforts in Idaho, including spearheading gray wolf reintroduction in the 1990s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
Yennefer is now spearheading a new alliance of mages and elves operating out of The Lodge.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheading
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Nuro is leading the testing using robotaxi engineering prototypes supervised by autonomous vehicle operators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gold, sage and forest green tile flooring lined the area, leading into a room with a pool table and carpet, with a series of unique memorabilia on the walls.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Democrats similarly notched commanding victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton counties, all bellwether counties in recent presidential elections.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi also tackles two characters with commanding rage and badass physicality.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Spearheading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheading. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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