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spearhead

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1. spearhead - Noun

2. spearhead - Verb

Meaning

the head and sharpened point of a spear

the leading military unit in an attack

someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)

be the leader of

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She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease Source: Internet

At first, she seems a bit optimistic since her opponent asks her to spearhead a task force related to Los Angeles’ opioid crisis … but then, after learning that he’s just using her, it isn’t long before she’s crying on the couch. Source: Internet

At HGTV, Ruttan-Daigle will spearhead the development of new series and specials for the network. Source: Internet

But as with all things in sport, there's a line you can't or shouldn't cross, and this week we saw an example of banter getting out of control when Collingwood defender Stacey Livingstone called Carlton spearhead Tayla Harris "useless" Source: Internet

For so long maligned and forgotten, it fell to Ighalo to spearhead the Super Eagles' attack, and he got off on the right foot, scoring twice in his first four international appearances. Source: Internet

Abby Williams, after leaving her hometown shortly after high school graduation, returns to supposedly spearhead an environmental case in what is basically a company town. Source: Internet

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