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Recent Examples of head start
The crowd of more than 400 people at the event rose to the challenge, helped by event sponsors and early donors who gave them a $1.6 million head start (and a $100,000 matching gift from Nick and Catherine Noviello).
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Get a head start on your packing list below, whether you’re headed to Coachella or the Cowboy Carter tour.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
Davante Adams to Rams Because the Jets released Adams last week, the 32-year-old wide receiver was able to get a head start on free agency.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The benefits of the greenhouse extend well beyond getting a head start on spring gardening.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Get a head start on your packing list below, whether you’re headed to Coachella or the Cowboy Carter tour.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
Davante Adams to Rams Because the Jets released Adams last week, the 32-year-old wide receiver was able to get a head start on free agency.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The benefits of the greenhouse extend well beyond getting a head start on spring gardening.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
Noun
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The latest big Bollywood release Sikandar has had an underwhelming start at the box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rookie Larsson shot 3 for 13, and was a minus 14, in his two previous starts this season, losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In her view, WFW will give a leg up to emerging and small brands who struggle to reach consumers as the wholesale channel withers.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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In another, Biel and Zaya are all smiles, with the Valentine's Day star holding both of her niece's hands as the little girl kicks one of her legs up.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Both polls had a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Anteaters opened a 13-6 lead on an ace from Goss, but Long Beach rallied back behind a service run from Connor Bloom, cutting the margin to 14-11 on a kill from Nikolov.—
Staff and news service reports,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters on Sunday began to gain an upper hand on more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that had prompted evacuations, officials said.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Time and again, when a regulation is proposed, one group takes some moral high ground.—
Bruce Yandle,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those who embrace these technologies now will likely find themselves with a considerable advantage in the increasingly competitive digital landscape.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And Osceola will continue to have homecourt advantage in the Finals against Stockton.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Like score thresholds, though, repair allowances and criteria can vary by lender.—
Ryan Barone,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fairchild is out of options, which could give him an inside track.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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There are three young position players — Pete Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya — who are certain to be on the Opening Day roster, plus Matt Shaw, who has an inside track.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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