as in head
the place of leadership or command
with a blind person at the helm, the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged
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Recent Examples of helm
Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
At Sequoia’s helm for over 25 years, Leone led several notable investments for the firm, including familiar names like Palantir, ServiceNow, Nubank, Medallia, Snowflake, Wiz and RingCentral.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Season 4, subtitled Night Country, which starred Jodie Foster (who won an Emmy for her role) and Kali Reis, was helmed by Issa López, marking the first time franchise creator Pizzolatto was not involved (he was still credited as an EP).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Noun
The Republican Party, with Trump at its helm, will be hoping to make much political capital from the allegations.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
At Sequoia’s helm for over 25 years, Leone led several notable investments for the firm, including familiar names like Palantir, ServiceNow, Nubank, Medallia, Snowflake, Wiz and RingCentral.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Verb
The modern Japanese restaurant is helmed by executive chef Junichi Yoshida, who brings his own Michelin pedigree to the InterContinental Danang from his experience at the first teppanyaki restaurant to ever receive a Michelin star.
—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Season 4, subtitled Night Country, which starred Jodie Foster (who won an Emmy for her role) and Kali Reis, was helmed by Issa López, marking the first time franchise creator Pizzolatto was not involved (he was still credited as an EP).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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The program has drawn scrutiny for years, seen by critics as ways for supervisors to solicit political support by steering millions in public money to recipients of their choosing with no public debate.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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After seizing power in 2007, Hamas clamped down on Gaza’s gangs — sometimes with brute force and sometimes by steering perks their way.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Now, as Tesla billionaire Elon Musk quietly backs a shock dollar collapse warning, Trump has confirmed a decision on the next Federal Reserve chair will be coming out soon, priming the bitcoin price and crypto market.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Republican Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Crime activist Sliwa is a Republican in a largely Democratic city, but has the endorsement of all five Republican city borough party chairs.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Then while diving down to the Titanic two years ago, the Titan imploded while Rush was piloting.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The demo was truly impressive and illustrated how legacy apps can be easily captured, replicated, re-imagined, piloted, tested, and developed further on a modern agentic platform.—
Adrian Swinscoe,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Fox One is launching by the fall, and puts sports at the forefront of its overall offering.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Todd Simmons is at the forefront of the Mansfield City Council Place 5 race over opponent Melisa Perez according to unofficial polling data.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2025
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Haus of Hormones is a space for transgender and nonbinary people to gather and gain access to crucial resources including legal name and gender marker change paperwork support, navigating gender affirming care, HIV/STI testing and community discussions.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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Each of these provisions could be tweaked or reversed to allow for passage in the Senate, where Thune has his own three-seat majority to navigate.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
5 June 2025
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Still, another factor should always rise to the top of the list: relationships.—
Shirin Ali,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Nate Lewis had four hits and three RBIs, including the tiebreaker in the top of the ninth. Crespi 4, Mater Dei 3: Mikey Martinez hit a three-run home run and Jackson Eisenhauer threw two hits of shutout relief with four strikeouts.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helm. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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