spearheads 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of spearhead

spearheads

2 of 2

noun

plural of spearhead

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spearheads
Noun
His eldest son Lorenzo, who joined the company in 2017, spearheads the group’s ESG efforts and forward-facing evolution. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025 RuPaul, 64, spearheads his titular series, RuPaul’s Drag Race, as host, judge and producer. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheads
Verb
  • His power continued and now in a contract year, Schwarber leads MLB with 53 home runs and helped Philadelphia win a second-consecutive NL East title.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Junior running back Kendrick Raphael (39 carries, 201 yards, TD) leads a rushing attack that’s averaging 118 yards a game.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On Ukraine’s front lines, combat patches are currency.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As sanctions reshape global commerce, fintech sits at the front lines.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The title also commands the Billboard 200 as well as the Top Streaming Albums and Vinyl Albums tallies at the same time.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The roster also includes Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh, who commands a massive fan following, and accomplished athlete Sangeeta Phogat.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The firm has been trialing its electric vehicles in various cities over the last couple of years, and inaugurated an assembly and testing plant in Hayward, California, to produce 10,000 vans annually that Zoox itself will own and operate.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
  • However, days after the injunction order was lifted by the appellate court, vans, buses and heavy-duty trucks could be observed entering the facility.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Spearheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheads. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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