spearheaded
Americanadjective
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initiated or led (sometimes used in combination).
Thanks to a recently spearheaded effort by a consortium of wineries, you can now find these fruit wines at your local wine shop.
The "Solar Street" is a student-spearheaded, 18-kilowatt array of solar cells on the roofs of a row of houses.
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like a spear or spearhead in sharpness or triangular shape, or in being precisely targeted or aimed.
The workshop taught me a more spearheaded approach to managing tasks in my business.
The warriors spread out, adopting a spearheaded formation.
verb
Etymology
Origin of spearheaded
First recorded in 1800–10; spearhead ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; spearhead ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Hopi Hoekstra, the dean of FAS who spearheaded the restructuring, said adjustments will be needed after changes are implemented this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Despite being one of the Gulf nations targeted during the war, Qatar has spearheaded efforts to get diplomacy back on track.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
A month later, a group of center-left lawmakers created the Tribune Group to push the party in a more progressive direction to tackle Reform, spearheaded by Louise Haigh, a former Labour cabinet minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He’d built this moment; he’d spearheaded this mission.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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