as in foothold
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Recent Examples of beachhead
The war games don’t generally start with Chinese marines clawing their way up a beachhead, Normandy style.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
While workforce agencies are the beachhead, talent marketplaces are needed more broadly.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Your sons, daughters, granddaughters, grandsons could be on Kharg Island or be holding a beachhead down by the Strait of Hormuz.
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ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
While workforce agencies are the beachhead, talent marketplaces are needed more broadly.
—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base.
—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Your sons, daughters, granddaughters, grandsons could be on Kharg Island or be holding a beachhead down by the Strait of Hormuz.
—
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
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As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States.
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Rare artifacts, detailed maps and personal stories walk visitors through a time when control of Fort Pitt meant control of the West, giving colonists a crucial foothold in the struggle against British rule.
Noun
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The corridor will be developed by the United States, representing a bridgehead for American influence in a region Russia considers well within its sphere of influence.
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Since the 18th century, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union have viewed the region as a bridgehead against Iran and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey.
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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