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Recent Examples of beachhead
By midnight, the troops had secured their beachheads and moved further inland from Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
With enough skilled personnel, Taiwanese forces could occupy hardened positions along the island’s coast to prevent the PLA from amassing the numbers needed to break out from their beachheads and seize and hold territory farther inland.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
With enough skilled personnel, Taiwanese forces could occupy hardened positions along the island’s coast to prevent the PLA from amassing the numbers needed to break out from their beachheads and seize and hold territory farther inland.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
Noun
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Japanese basketball stars are still struggling to find a foothold in the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Shops, restaurants and bars in downtown Hartford have, for decades, struggled to gain — and retain — a strong foothold.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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China has already built an impressive bridgehead in Europe with its lead in electric vehicle manufacturing, batteries and charging technology.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Archaeologists identified the Roman bridgehead fort as a first-of-its-kind find for Austria.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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