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Recent Examples of lead-in
After a promising freshman run, the crime drama starring Jesse L. Martin fell off significantly in the ratings during its second season with comparable lead-ins, The Voice on Monday in Season 1 and The Voice on Tuesday in Season 2.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
As for her lead-in, Stephen Colbert, talk of his future on the network seems to be on hold for another day.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The Summit Season 1 averaged just 2.6 million total viewers — barely half of its Survivor lead-in.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Apr. 2025
In the second season, Martin in fact moved to Fox’s Sunday night line-up as the lead-in to In Living Color.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
As for her lead-in, Stephen Colbert, talk of his future on the network seems to be on hold for another day.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The Summit Season 1 averaged just 2.6 million total viewers — barely half of its Survivor lead-in.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Apr. 2025
In the second season, Martin in fact moved to Fox’s Sunday night line-up as the lead-in to In Living Color.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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And this month, he was seeded No. 1 in the Division II 50-yard freestyle at CIF and won in the preliminaries before being edged in the finals by 0.05 seconds.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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As a preliminary for Roland Garros, a good run in Rome will do just fine to get the rust out of the racket.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Patriotic tunes from the symphony, sometimes with vocal accompaniment, led up to Tchaikovsky’s overture, complete with blasting cannons, to usher in more blasts from a fireworks show that lit up the sky over the Liberty Memorial tower.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Shortly after Saban pivoted and offered a full scholarship, Texas A&M extended a similar overture.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Her administration sent Triple Five a March 6 letter demanding the $5 million payment, communication that was the prelude to the lawsuit.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The moment serves as a prelude for an episode almost entirely devoted to Joel’s time as Ellie’s adoptive father in the years between their arrival in Jackson and his death.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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No sooner had the team posed for its last photo hoisting the Championship trophy into the air past had become prologue, Kang explained.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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In just 14 pages, the prologue represents everything AIs can’t do yet in writing.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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The preamble also said that the government had concerns about the administrability of section 45W if the rules required a vehicle-by-vehicle analysis of off-road vehicles.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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As a preamble, the exhibit starts with emblematic works such as the Portrait of An Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972, and his series of double and single portraits.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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