spearheaded
Example Sentences
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The ex-Labour MSP spearheaded the smoking ban campaign as the country aimed to shed its tag as the "sick man of Europe".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Angel City puts last year’s struggles behind them with a commanding 4-0 victory over the Chicago Stars spearheaded by its new-look roster.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
She and other leaders are now trying to push forward the farmworker movement and continue the work that many women — not just Chavez — spearheaded.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
He spearheaded the Epic partnership, through which the videogame developer is building a Disney online world connected to “Fortnite.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Minimalism had in fact begun to emerge, rather quietly, in the 1960s, but it made a louder entrance in the 1970s, spearheaded by American composers Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.