as in to lead
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearhead
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Now there is an initiative drive aimed at doing just that spearheaded by former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey, a relatively new resident of Point Loma running for San Diego City Council.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Verb
LeBron James and Austin Reaves spearheaded a 10-2 run as soon as Jokic took his seat on the bench.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Now there is an initiative drive aimed at doing just that spearheaded by former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey, a relatively new resident of Point Loma running for San Diego City Council.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
Over the years, excavators have found around 280 artifacts in the lake, including 145 axes, 64 spearheads, eight swords and, most recently, four spears.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearhead
Verb
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Kennedy, a leading anti-vaccine activist before becoming the nation's top health official, fired the entire 17-member panel last year and replaced it with a group that includes several anti-vaccine voices.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez’s homer was his third of the spring and gives him a team-leading 15 RBIs in Cactus League play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Kalshi has been at the forefront of that legal fight as the platforms barrel into states without regard to their gambling rules.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In fact, Connecticut has often been at the forefront of innovation in container redemption.—
Chuck Riegle,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Portland carried a commanding 65-41 lead into halftime with Henderson, Toumani Camara, Donovan Clingan and Kris Murray all already in double figures.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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That piece, more of a solo musical, was able to command the bigger stage.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Big Tech has the capital and the ambition to pursue nuclear, including next generation reactor designs which match very well the sector’s self-image of innovative strength at the leading edge of technological change.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The second front will be the leading edge of the Arctic air that will send highs below freezing and lows in the single digits Friday into the weekend.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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