as in leads
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearheads
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
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
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Through five games, the Red Raiders’ investment has looked like a smart one, as Bailey currently leads the FBS with 31 pressures.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Later, far less graphically but more extendedly, Kobi’s attempt to get back to Nofar leads him to an automatic weapon.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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War reporters play a crucial role in documenting history, but reaching the front lines to report the truth is challenging.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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When wildfires hit northern California in August 2020, the duo began visiting base camps where the firefighters stage their equipment before heading out to the front lines.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Indy commands the screen and earns his spot as a leader of the 2025 spooky season.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even for Latines who aren’t necessarily Bad Bunny or reggaeton fans, the artist commands respect.—
Raquel Reichard,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the entry, vans with tinted windows pulled in to deliver more detainees.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The security footage from the ICE facility on Stemmons Freeway, obtained by KDFW-TV, shows two white vans in the building’s sallyport.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Spearheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheads. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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