as in head
the place of leadership or command
with a blind person at the helm, the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged
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Recent Examples of helm
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Martens would go on to join Y/Project in 2010 and take the creative helm of that brand in 2013, accruing a reputation for innovative cutting and an experimental approach to fashion.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
The musical, helmed by Tony Award-nominee Tina Landau with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by both, begins in earnest as our anxious motor mouth Jesse forges a relationship with the environment around her, determined to climb one of the massive sequoias.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
It's been more of the same for the New York Jets no matter who is at the coaching helm, taking snaps under center or making calls up above, but new hire Aaron Glenn has instilled optimism around the organization in his first week.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Martens would go on to join Y/Project in 2010 and take the creative helm of that brand in 2013, accruing a reputation for innovative cutting and an experimental approach to fashion.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
The kitchen is helmed by executive chef Craig Giunta, a former chef at Miami Beach’s beloved Macchialina who also worked at Mother Wolf and Concours Club.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
The musical, helmed by Tony Award-nominee Tina Landau with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by both, begins in earnest as our anxious motor mouth Jesse forges a relationship with the environment around her, determined to climb one of the massive sequoias.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
Verb
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The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the indignities of Hollywood strip mining, has agreed to relinquish control to Amazon.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nearly a decade after that, Willis steered Sabathia to an American League Cy Young Award.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For instance: increasing your repetitions, incorporating tools like exercise bands or finding increasingly harder versions of your exercises, like putting your legs on a chair to make a push-up more difficult.—
Christie Aschwanden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Following a July 8, 2024, discussion between CHA’s board chair, Scott and Harris that was related to some of the concerns in Harris’ office, HR drafted an email to Harris’ staff permitting remote work; Harris declined to send the email that month.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Paul McCartney will reflect on his time piloting Wings in an upcoming book that focuses on his post-Beatles band.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Disney Branded Television ordered the show to pilot in January (as first reported by Variety), with Alina Mankin serving as writer and executive producer and Liz Phang serving as showrunner and executive producer.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But sources emphasized that the federation’s role in the presentation was largely driven by its efforts to support the financially struggling coaches’ group, which has been at the forefront of previous efforts advocating for the two-semester model.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Beyond genres, tech and innovation are also at the forefront of format development.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The players still look short of confidence and the new boss must now navigate the next few games without some senior players missing through injury.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Over the course of The Brutalist, László navigates and transcends his pain through his architectural projects, culminating in a career retrospective at the Venice Biennale.—
Natalie Portman,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sam Fender has soared to the top of the U.K. Albums Chart with the biggest opening week for a British solo act since 2022 (Feb. 28).—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel is momentarily pausing his ascent up Oscars host mountain (Bob Hope still sits comfortable at the top, having hosted the ceremony 19 times), handing over the mic to first-time host Conan O'Brien.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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