as in head
the place of leadership or command
She was at the helm when the company went through its most significant period of growth.
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Recent Examples of helm
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The Plumed Horse in Saratoga, with chef Peter Armellino at the helm, and the Village Pub in Woodside, under the direction of chef Mark Sullivan and the Bacchus group.
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Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Founded in 2011, the luxury house is helmed by Karnuts whose company specializes in heavy crepe that is offered in 200 colors.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Still, British politics could become a more pressing concern for the bond market with Burnham at the helm.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The Plumed Horse in Saratoga, with chef Peter Armellino at the helm, and the Village Pub in Woodside, under the direction of chef Mark Sullivan and the Bacchus group.
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Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Verb
Pierre Coffin, making his first solo directing effort after co-helming all three Despicable Me films and the first Minions, has constructed a film that doubles as a love letter to cinematic history.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Founded in 2011, the luxury house is helmed by Karnuts whose company specializes in heavy crepe that is offered in 200 colors.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
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Use the ax head of a garden mattock to cut through the roots at the base of the stump.
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The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there.
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The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
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This spring, Russert received a call from leadership at MS NOW, steered by former CNN executive Rebecca Kutler.
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General seating was under a beating sun, and the temperature of chairs was measured at 160 degrees.
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Modi last year met Microsoft chair and CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with all of them committing to help develop India’s AI ecosystem.
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Executive sponsorship, clear metrics, a coherent strategy across all five pillars and the discipline to pilot before scaling.
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Guéhennec says that every major AI use case is initially piloted at around five to ten sites in a couple of the 43 countries that Sodexo serves.
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For one official in Los Angeles County, the threat of a fire was at the forefront.
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French oak contributes richness without overwhelming the fruit, allowing citrus, stone fruit and fresh acidity to remain at the forefront.
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The matter was not on the city’s agenda but was brought on as a walk-on item at the top of the meeting.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helm. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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