as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the leadoff batter
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as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement
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Recent Examples of leadoff
Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
After Isaac Paredes singled to lead off the game, Ohtani broke Cam Smith’s bat on a 96-mph fastball for a double-play grounder to second.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Corbin Carroll led off with a single, stole second before Ketel Marte popped out and scored on Geraldo Perdomo’s double grounded just inside first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Robert has led off 60 innings this year — and has eight hits!
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Austin Wells’ single to lead off the sixth was the Yankees’ lone hit after the second inning.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
After Isaac Paredes singled to lead off the game, Ohtani broke Cam Smith’s bat on a 96-mph fastball for a double-play grounder to second.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Corbin Carroll led off with a single, stole second before Ketel Marte popped out and scored on Geraldo Perdomo’s double grounded just inside first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Robert has led off 60 innings this year — and has eight hits!
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadoff
Adjective
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The project is the first to enlist youth to do this monitoring.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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With the first two episodes already having so much drama, the rest of the summer is sure to be eventful.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Castle & Key began restoring the property in 2014 and opened up in September 2018.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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City officials began gathering public feedback on the golf carts ordinance in January and February during a listening tour.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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But xAI’s Grok took a very different route in the initial rounds of testing.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
Verb
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No work, no people, no complaints When major work will commence again remains unclear, even to neighbors.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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But candid photos captured the same day of Holmes and Jackson together shooting a mystery project on the streets of New York suggest that production may have already commenced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Lizzie Shapiro wins inaugural Janet Pierson Champion Award, named after longtime SXSW Film director.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Soon South Milwaukee will be filled with sasquatch calls – or at least what locals think a sasquatch call sounds like – during a contest at the inaugural Samtemberfest, Sat.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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He’s set to start the All-Star Game in right field on Tuesday night.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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As the Pentagon was opening up, Palmer Luckey got fired from Facebook and started Anduril.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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For the maiden voyage of Luminara, the third superyacht in the Ritz-Carlton collection, a fleet of bold-faced names—including Tom Brady, Sofia Vergara, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monáe and Martha Stewart—recently enjoyed a two-day trip to Malta.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The largest cruise ship in the world is set to make its maiden voyage in August.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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On July 18, Taylor Nation posted a new archive section of her website that includes 15 tabs for each of her albums (11 original recordings and four rerecords).—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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The original vision was to phase out the Flintstones theme, but overwhelming public affection and nostalgia changed their minds.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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“Leadoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadoff. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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