beachheads

noun

plural of beachhead
as in bridgeheads

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  1. bridgeheads
  2. footholds
  3. fronts
  4. grounds
  5. front lines
Noun
  • Ukraine has sought to derail the Kremlin’s plans by launching counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Russian forces have sought to carve out bridgeheads with an aim to advance toward the regional capitals, which are key industrial hubs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of bridgeheads
Noun
  • Some went to cities that have long been magnets for immigrants — New York, Miami — but increasingly, others found their way to smaller cities with less developed immigrant footholds.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of footholds
Noun
  • The last nine months have been exciting for us on all fronts.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Eight months later, the fighting continues on all these fronts, with no resolution in sight.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fronts
Noun
  • Ming Yang, a Chinese manufacturer, has already been blocked from building a factory in Scotland on national security grounds.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The house and its grounds form the backbone of filming locations, though certain spaces on the property were either too cramped or did not provide the right lighting for film production.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • From the C-suite to the front lines of the labor market, resilience is a mindset that must be deliberately cultivated in organizations and individuals alike.
    — Philip Weinberg, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Video posted by the Yemeni military showed strikes on various Houthi positions across several front lines.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of front lines
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“Beachheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachheads. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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