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Recent Examples of lead-in
After a promising freshman run, the crime drama starring Jesse L. Martin fell off significantly in the ratings during its second season with comparable lead-ins, The Voice on Monday in Season 1 and The Voice on Tuesday in Season 2.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
As for her lead-in, Stephen Colbert, talk of his future on the network seems to be on hold for another day.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The Summit Season 1 averaged just 2.6 million total viewers — barely half of its Survivor lead-in.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Apr. 2025
In the second season, Martin in fact moved to Fox’s Sunday night line-up as the lead-in to In Living Color.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
As for her lead-in, Stephen Colbert, talk of his future on the network seems to be on hold for another day.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The Summit Season 1 averaged just 2.6 million total viewers — barely half of its Survivor lead-in.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Apr. 2025
In the second season, Martin in fact moved to Fox’s Sunday night line-up as the lead-in to In Living Color.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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And this month, he was seeded No. 1 in the Division II 50-yard freestyle at CIF and won in the preliminaries before being edged in the finals by 0.05 seconds.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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As a preliminary for Roland Garros, a good run in Rome will do just fine to get the rust out of the racket.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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But his critics say such overtures ring hollow without a clear strategy.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 June 2025
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According to multiple reports, Premier League team Chelsea is considering an overture for the 22-year-old.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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That served as a prelude to Tim Anderson smashing his own two-run shot off Zack Britton in the bottom of the inning to send the White Sox home winners.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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And treat every phase not as prelude to the final answer but as a source of directional learning.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Whether that act will be remembered as the final chapter or merely the prologue to Venezuela’s next battle remains to be seen.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Past Is Prologue Past is prologue to effective negotiations.—
Matthew Phillips,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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By naming adversaries explicitly in the policy preamble, the administration signals a shift toward greater transparency in threat acknowledgment and a hardening of posture.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The preamble also said that the government had concerns about the administrability of section 45W if the rules required a vehicle-by-vehicle analysis of off-road vehicles.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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