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spearheaded

[ speer-hed-id ]

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adjective

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.
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

the simple past tense and past participle of spearhead.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spearheaded¹

First recorded in 1800–10; spearhead ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; spearhead ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which spearheaded two racketeering cases against the club.

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Rose has put together a stellar career, in which he has secured 25 professional wins, topped the world rankings and spearheaded Ryder Cup success - but fallen agonisingly short at Augusta on several occasions.

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That campaign had recently been spearheaded by director David Leitch, a former stunt performer and coordinator who has since helmed action hits like “Deadpool 2,” “Bullet Train” and “John Wick.”

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“This moment is about the county taking the dollars that taxpayers have entrusted to us and investing them in what works,” said Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who spearheaded the plan.

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He has spearheaded the administration's push to slash federal spending and is spending the weekend in Wisconsin where he has contributed millions to a state Supreme Court race.

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