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Meaning of tip of the spear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The foremost person or group; those on the front lines.
  2. The leading position of someone in a difficult situation.

Examples

“Bannon called Argentina “the tip⟳ of the tip⟳ of the spear of the fight⟳ for the Judeo-Christian west”.”
“In this and similar theorizing of criminal-justice reform⟳, Simonson draws the focus⟳ of reform⟳ advocates to the tip⟳ of the spear—police administration.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

tip of the Stetson tip off tip out tip over tip sheet tip shop

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