led up; leading up; leads up
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2025
This has been another quiet lead-up to winter.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Packers first-round rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden carried a questionable designation leading up to this holiday matchup, dealing with a wrist injury.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Over the past two years, there have been countless fashion moments and approaches to method dressing in the big lead-up—always revolving around signature shades of Elphaba green and Glinda pink, of course.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2025
This has been another quiet lead-up to winter.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Verb
The three-day event gives visitors a preview of the season through live music, Creole and Cajun food vendors, and nightly bonfire lightings leading up to the annual firework show.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Packers first-round rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden carried a questionable designation leading up to this holiday matchup, dealing with a wrist injury.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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