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Recent Examples of leadoff
Verb
Luis Rengifo led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, his second hit of the game. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 July 2025 The Tigers added another run off Baz in the fifth when Colt Keith led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Riley Greene. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025 The airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing were led off the plane by Technical Sgt. Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2025 Kyle Stowers led off with his team-leading 16th home run — a 406-foot blast into the right-field seats off Brewers starter Chad Patrick. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for leadoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadoff
Adjective
  • This is the first time the river has been opened to swimmers since 1923, Reuters reported.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Estévez, 32, has shined in his first season with the Royals.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • In recent days, Trump has slapped tariffs of at least 20% set to begin Aug. 1 on more than a dozen countries.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • The Judiciary Committee ought to begin right away its inquiry.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 15 July 2025
  • But xAI’s Grok took a very different route in the initial rounds of testing.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Search efforts continued through about 1 a.m. Thursday and commenced at first light.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • While Merck has built a solid pipeline and commenced new product launches, the timeline remains tight and the revenue gap significant.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Technology, sustainability and the power of human connection were at the center of a lively debate on the future of travel at Newsweek's inaugural New Destinations Travel & Tourism Summit last week.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • The banner’s inaugural project, Magic City: An American Fantasy, will debut on Starz.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • He’s set to start the All-Star Game in right field on Tuesday night.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2025
  • The two got married, had a baby, and started a quiet life together far away from his violent past.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The largest cruise ship in the world is set to make its maiden voyage in August.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • For the maiden voyage of Luminara, the third superyacht in the Ritz-Carlton collection, a fleet of bold-faced names—including Tom Brady, Sofia Vergara, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monáe and Martha Stewart—recently enjoyed a two-day trip to Malta.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • The current lineup of Jay & The Americans has one original member, 82-year-old harmony vocalist Sandy Deane Yaguda.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Similar to the original series, Shippuden’s staggering block of 500 episodes is best enjoyed interspersed with the feature films.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 July 2025

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“Leadoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadoff. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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