led up; leading up; leads up
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NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The sports agency representing former Boise State and NFL player Doug Martin released a statement on Monday night providing details the family wanted released about the lead-up to Martin’s death over the weekend.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Their results showed that the dinosaur fossils were from a 380,000-year window leading up to the mass extinction event.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Life Kit has put together a list of simple ideas to help make the lead-up to Halloween feel festive.
—NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The sports agency representing former Boise State and NFL player Doug Martin released a statement on Monday night providing details the family wanted released about the lead-up to Martin’s death over the weekend.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Kraus ends with an appendix of messages the murderers exchanged leading up to the crime…These texts are not rich text.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Their results showed that the dinosaur fossils were from a 380,000-year window leading up to the mass extinction event.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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