Related Words for lead-in

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lead
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
intro
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Noun
introduction
xx/x
Noun
preface
/x
Noun
begin
x/
Verb
entrance
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
opening
/xx
Noun
start
/
Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
threshold
/x
Noun
hook
/
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun
leading question
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
commencement
x/x
Noun
outset
/x
Noun
onset
/x
Noun
clue
/
Noun
conclusion
x/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun
headline
/x
Noun
heading
/x
Verb
preview
/x
Noun
warmer
/x
Adjective
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
paragraph
/xx
Noun
brief
/
Adjective
advance
x/
Noun
punch line
//
Phrase, Noun
teacher
/x
Noun
teaser
/x
Noun
premiere
x/
Noun
advent
/x
Noun
head start
//
Phrase, Noun
overture
/xx
Noun
trigger
/x
Noun
closing
/x
Noun
overview
/xx
Noun
point
/
Noun
announcement
x/x
Noun
incoming
/xx
Noun
plot
/
Noun
rundown
/x
Noun
epitome
x/xx
Noun
invitation
xx/x
Noun
prehistory
xx/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun
prospect
/x
Noun
tagline
/x
Noun
guide
/
Noun
passage
/x
Noun
feature
/x
Noun
breakthrough
/x
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
lesson
/x
Noun
train
/
Noun
shank
/
Noun
starting gate
/x/
Phrase, Noun
coming
/x
Verb
signal
/x
Noun
ground zero
//x
Phrase, Noun
homework
/x
Noun
sneak preview
//x
Phrase, Noun
intention
x/x
Noun
chapter
/x
Noun
talk
/
Noun
headway
/x
Noun
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
appointment
x/x
Noun
middle
/x
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
foretaste
x/
Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun
keynote
/x
Noun
word
/
Noun
sketch
/
Noun
sneak peek
//
Phrase, Noun
sequent
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Noun
scenario
x/xx
Noun
engagement
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
point of origin
///xx
Phrase, Noun
birth
/
Noun
dateline
/x
Noun
trial
/x
Noun
forethought
/x
Noun
entry
/x
Noun
tail
/
Noun
upshot
/x
Noun
excerpt
/x
Noun
proceeding
x/x
Noun
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective
intimation
xx/x
Noun
point of departure
//x/x
Phrase, Noun
first thing
//
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
early
/x
Adjective
root cause
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
compendium
x/xx
Noun
event
x/
Noun
trend
/
Noun
access
/x
Noun
summary
/xx
Noun
intake
/x
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inlet
/x
Noun, Verb
input
/x
Noun, Verb
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
preliminary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective
literally
/xxx
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun