as in leading
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearheading
Since the exit of Marco Gobbetti as CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo last March, executive chairman Leonardo Ferragamo has been spearheading the strategy of the company with a transitional chairman advisory committee.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Hughie, Butcher, MM, and Annie head to Vought Studios and break into duos to investigate Oh Father, who’s spearheading the country’s abrupt transition to the Democratic Church of America as the national religion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Meyer is spearheading things as the representative for the Newhouse estate, and the sale itself is being led by Carter along with Christie’s global president Alex Rotter.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
State Grid Corporation of China is spearheading the effort, working with leading domestic firms including Unitree Robotics, Deep Robotics, AgiBot, UBTech Robotics, and Fourier Intelligence to supply a diverse fleet of machines.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Gainwell Technologies, which operates the systems for dozens of state Medicaid programs, is spearheading another coalition.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
He is credited with helping spur downtown Boise’s redevelopment and also spearheading dozens of major construction projects throughout the state.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Reitan, a 30-minute drive from the Arctic town of Bodø, is also spearheading NATO’s intensifying efforts to track the submarines of Russia’s Northern Fleet.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Hughie, Butcher, MM, and Annie head to Vought Studios and break into duos to investigate Oh Father, who’s spearheading the country’s abrupt transition to the Democratic Church of America as the national religion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Meyer is spearheading things as the representative for the Newhouse estate, and the sale itself is being led by Carter along with Christie’s global president Alex Rotter.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
State Grid Corporation of China is spearheading the effort, working with leading domestic firms including Unitree Robotics, Deep Robotics, AgiBot, UBTech Robotics, and Fourier Intelligence to supply a diverse fleet of machines.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Gainwell Technologies, which operates the systems for dozens of state Medicaid programs, is spearheading another coalition.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
He is credited with helping spur downtown Boise’s redevelopment and also spearheading dozens of major construction projects throughout the state.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Reitan, a 30-minute drive from the Arctic town of Bodø, is also spearheading NATO’s intensifying efforts to track the submarines of Russia’s Northern Fleet.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheading
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Both teams were shorthanded, as Indiana star Aliyah Boston missed her first WNBA game due to a lower right leg injury, and Storm forward and leading scorer Dominique Malonga missed her first game this season due to a concussion.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The leading 10 players come from seven countries, four of them major champions.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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But the Knicks are now commanding favorites in the East, having swept the 76ers in the conference semis.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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And the end came well before midnight, with goals by Mitch Marner and Brett Howden in the first 8½ minutes giving Vegas a commanding lead before many in the late-arriving weeknight crowd had made it to their seats at the Honda Center.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Spearheading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearheading. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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