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spearheads

  • plural
    of spearhead.
    spearhead
    noun
    the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
  • present tense form
    of spearhead (3rd person singular).
    spearhead
    noun
    the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.

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"If anyone is going to be the one that spearheads getting rid of abusive cops? Sign me up," Langley said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Referendums are very unpredictable,” worries Thomas A. Lukaszuk, an Alberta politician who spearheads a counter campaign called Forever Canadian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Three-time losing finalist Medvedev is a dark horse after winning the lead-up Brisbane International, while American Learner Tien spearheads the new guard fresh from lifting the ATP Next Gen title.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

They discovered that the oldest known archaeological remains in North America — stone spearheads known as Clovis points — dated to the end of the ice age, suggesting that their arrival coincided with the extinctions.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

A caveman owned one spearhead or many spearheads; he had eaten one crushed lizard or many crushed lizards.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife