led up; leading up; leads up
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
While each of these events is fun and amps up the excitement around Halloween, one has to wonder if all the lead-up really does is dull the finale.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Across all locations—and regardless of access to artificial light—participants slept less and took longer to fall asleep in the nights leading up to a full moon.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The lead-up to the release has also meant an opportunity to reconnect with his costars.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
While each of these events is fun and amps up the excitement around Halloween, one has to wonder if all the lead-up really does is dull the finale.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Officials say there were no survivors inside the facility, depriving investigators of crucial eyewitness accounts of the final moments leading up to the explosion.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Across all locations—and regardless of access to artificial light—participants slept less and took longer to fall asleep in the nights leading up to a full moon.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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