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spearheading

  • present participle
    of spearhead.
    spearhead
    noun
    the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.

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Disney Entertainment Television chairman Debra OConnell, who reports to Walden, is spearheading the plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even so, Lutnick, who is spearheading the administration’s plan to increase domestic chipmaking, said the administration continued to press Apple to bring more production to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Ghana has been spearheading a global campaign for institutions and nations across the world that benefitted from the slave trade to pay reparations.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Barron’s: How do the current Iran talks compare to when you were spearheading negotiations?

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Almost overnight the Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade was in full flower, and Captain Black was enraptured to discover himself spearheading it.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller