leadoff
adjective
led off; leading off; leads off
: begin
also
: to come on or perform first
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Verb
plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement
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Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Maximo Acosta banged a leadoff double off the center-field wall.
—Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Nick Sogard, whom the Red Sox acquired from the Rays in the Springs trade four years ago, doubled to lead off the second, and scored on Gonzalez’s RBI double.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Mike Yastrzemski began the game with a leadoff walk.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Maximo Acosta banged a leadoff double off the center-field wall.
—Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Although Gavin Sheets led off the inning with a double down the left-field line, Santillan got a pop-up in the infield for the first out, keeping pinch-runner Jose Iglesias at second base.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Nick Sogard, whom the Red Sox acquired from the Rays in the Springs trade four years ago, doubled to lead off the second, and scored on Gonzalez’s RBI double.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Leadoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leadoff. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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leadoff
noun
lead·off
ˈlēd-ˌȯf 
1
: a beginning action
2
: one that begins something
leadoff
adjective
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