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Recent Examples of lead-in
In some markets, Hollywood Squares will also serve as the lead-in to Barrymore’s daytime talk show.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
That lead-in suggested that Chappelle might spend the rest of his set revisiting familiar comedic territory.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
First overall was lead-in All in the Family (with a 30.2 household rating).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline The Season 3 premiere of Will Trent served as a nice lead-in with 5.9M viewers tuning in same-day.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
That lead-in suggested that Chappelle might spend the rest of his set revisiting familiar comedic territory.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
First overall was lead-in All in the Family (with a 30.2 household rating).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline The Season 3 premiere of Will Trent served as a nice lead-in with 5.9M viewers tuning in same-day.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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And just by being around his Team Canada teammates, Crosby is doing what Iginla and others did for him back in 2010, when Canada lost to the U.S. in the preliminaries and beat it in the gold medal game.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sophomore Charlie Cutts was the only Saber to make the finals (top eight) in an individual event from the preliminaries Feb. 21.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The alignment of the ambassadors, seated to the president's far left, has been upended by Trump's determination to end the war in Ukraine, with friendly overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin and an Oval Office brawl Friday that sent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy packing.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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This policy overture is just one in a slew of immigration crackdown policies and Executive Orders that the Trump Administration has put forth.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The spring ingredients were the prelude to sunnier days to come.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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The evening, which served as a prelude to Saturday’s main event, recognized behind-the-scenes brilliance and breakout performances, setting the stage for a weekend of celebration.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Intentionally or not, these gestures and statements normalize racial hatred, which is the prologue to the kind of racial violence that led to some of humanity’s worst atrocities.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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This film is almost like a prologue to a zombie movie — showing the world collapsing around the protagonist before the apocalypse begins.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The James Bond franchise got its own moment at the 2025 Oscars with a medley dedicated to the films and performed by Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye, with a preamble by Margaret Qualley in the form of a dance to the movie’s theme.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 2025
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Scammers typically start their interactions with well-rehearsed, smoothly executed preambles, creating good first impressions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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