lead on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead on
Verb
  • The fifteen-cent cover price tempted almost no one.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Why the Chiefs will win … I was tempted to write only the name of the Chiefs’ quarterback as my explanation.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • John Graves Simcoe, the inaugural lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, intended to create a model colony, one that would lure Americans back to British rule.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The panels, tributes, and special screenings lure not only local cinephiles but the area’s few hundred Academy members eager to hear Oscar contenders talk about their creative process.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Legend has it that Parthenope drowned herself in the sea when her songs failed to seduce Odysseus, her body eventually washing up along the shores of Naples.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
  • As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Due to those risks, local officials were able to persuade corps officials to reduce the amount of water initially planned for release.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Cotton leaned hard on the White House to persuade, not pressure, arguing that an overly combative approach could be counterproductive for people like Young.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Builders have been slashing prices and offering incentives to entice buyers.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The value proposition for players in a single-player game is a lot fuzzier, though; that's why Sony is adding some candy with these in-game unlockables to try to entice players to create accounts and sign in.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Lead on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead%20on. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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