Lead and Spearhead

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Lead

Lead verb - To serve as leader of.

Usage example: a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software

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Spearhead is a synonym for lead in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Spearhead" instead the word "Lead" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like be at the head of.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Spearhead

Spearhead verb - To serve as leader of.

Usage example: unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement

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Lead is a synonym for spearhead. You can use "Lead" instead the word "Spearhead" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: spear, spearheaded, spearheading

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big

big lead

big spearhead

Common collocations

movement	lead movement	spearhead movement
operation	lead operation	spearhead operation
attack	lead attack	spearhead attack
group	lead group	spearhead group
Other words: campaign, assault, invasion, war, counterattack.

Both words in one sentence

Trout Walker was one of the people to lead and spearhead the town's mob against Katherine and Sam.

Source: Literature / Holes

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Spearhead and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spearhead

Lead & Spearhead. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spearhead>.

Spearhead or Lead. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spearhead.

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