Definition of leading
1 : coming or ranking first : foremost
2 : exercising leadership
3 : providing direction or guidance a leading question
4 : given most prominent display the leading story
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Examples of leading in a Sentence
a leading topic of conversation
Their family played a leading part in the settlement of the town.
the leading role in a major Hollywood movie
a leading citizen of the town
She's one of the leading authorities on the stock market.
Recent Examples of leading from the Web
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And yet, this trend still benefits China, where many leading strategic thinkers fear that America’s alliances seek to contain China, similar to the U.S. Cold-War strategy towards the Soviet Union.
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Last year, leading climate scientists, including Glen Peters, published a paper in the journal Science arguing that the nascent technology directs focus away from reducing overall emissions.
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The movie, based on the DC Comics character, has earned acclaim for Gadot for landing a rare leading role for a woman in a super hero movie.
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The presidency is largely a ceremonial post, but as his speech on Wednesday indicated, Vucic intends to continue playing leading role in the Serbian politics.
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The movie, based on the DC Comics character, has earned acclaim for Gadot for landing a rare leading role for a woman.
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As a result, Barnett remained on the April 4 ballot and wound up the leading vote-getter in a crowded field of eight candidates vying for four seats.
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Priddy won best leading actress on May 18 at the Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) High School Musical Theatre Awards for her role as Jo March in Little Women.
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German officials point out that its two leading luxury automakers, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have huge assembly plants in the United States.
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LEADING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of leading for English Language Learners
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: having great importance, influence, or success
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: most important
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