led up; leading up; leads up
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Finding new moneymaking opportunity was part of Reddit’s pitch in the lead-up to its IPO.
—Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Noun
The classic is one of the last lead-up meets before the U.S. team is selected.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Finding new moneymaking opportunity was part of Reddit’s pitch in the lead-up to its IPO.
—Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for lead-up
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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