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
Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Connor Wong led off with a single and Campbell and Duran followed with back-to-back doubles, the latter an RBI knock.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Trevino doubled to lead off the bottom of the third inning.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 June 2025
Michael Murr led off with a single and advanced to third base when Orlando Gutierrez got on board on an error.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
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Verb
After Alyssa Cervantes doubled to lead off the sixth, Elias stepped to the plate with redemption in mind.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Connor Wong led off with a single and Campbell and Duran followed with back-to-back doubles, the latter an RBI knock.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Trevino doubled to lead off the bottom of the third inning.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 June 2025
Michael Murr led off with a single and advanced to third base when Orlando Gutierrez got on board on an error.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadoff
Adjective
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Five years after the first trial in 1342, Hugh Colne was convicted of being one of the men to stab Forde in the stomach and sentenced to the notorious Newgate Prison.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Her hard work and achievements paid off when, in 1983, Louisiana State University Medical Center hired her to become the nation’s first woman to lead a cardiovascular surgery division.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Verb
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But what began as an ordinary evening would soon become one of the region's most haunting cold cases.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in the UFC 316 PPV card co-headliner, Julianna Pena begins her second stint as the women’s 135-pound champ against former PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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And ask how often do their patients need red-reduce surgery, or revision surgery, after the initial surgery.—
Carlos Wolf,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Since the initial economic shock from the COVID-19 pandemic, claims have generally stayed between 200,000 and 250,000.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Verb
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What Happens Next The talks will commence in London on Monday, according to Trump's Truth Social post.—
Hannah Parry
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The Pitt actress Shabana Azeez, who played Dr. Javadi, recently posted a picture confirming that filming had commenced as planned in June, just a short while after The Pitt season 1 ended.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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By the end of the expansion draft, each inaugural six team will have lost exactly four players, and each expansion team will have 12 players on its roster.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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General Joseph Aoun, the former commander of the armed forces, who in January was elected the country’s new President, made the same points in his inaugural address.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Donald Trump‘s recent unhinged tirades against Bruce Springsteen have inadvertently started to shape the coolest supergroup imaginable.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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Known to his fans as King Vamp, the Opium label founder started as a SoundCloud rapper in Atlanta and successfully wave-hopped his way from Awful Records to A$AP Mob to Kanye West on the path to superstardom.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The Catalans are coming off the back of a domestic treble and also reaching the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2019 in Hansi Flick’s maiden season.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Goal Oriented debuted April 6 at Santa Anita with an off-the-pace 3 1/4-length victory in a 6-furlong maiden special weight event.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Key ‘Ohana plays original and traditional Hawaiian music.—
Sarah Z. Sleeper,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The original National Theatre run played from Nov. 21, 2024, through Jan. 25, 2025, in the Lyttelton Theatre before being released to cinemas worldwide through National Theatre Live.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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“Leadoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadoff. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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