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Recent Examples of lead-in
That is above its lead-in, The Neighborhood, and half of the series the network has renewed for next season.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The pickup follows the renewal last week for Fox’s other medical show — and Doc’s Tuesday night lead-in — Best Medicine.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Colorado had a successful lead-in to deadline day.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
His stint also includes Golf Channel's two hours of lead-in coverage on the weekend at Bay Hill.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The pickup follows the renewal last week for Fox’s other medical show — and Doc’s Tuesday night lead-in — Best Medicine.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Colorado had a successful lead-in to deadline day.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
His stint also includes Golf Channel's two hours of lead-in coverage on the weekend at Bay Hill.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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Tickets to the mixed archery preliminary set me back $110 each, then $85 each for the mixed equestrian preliminary.—
Personal Finance Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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The hockey playoffs weren’t affected by the storm and are expected to start on March 2 with Division II preliminaries.—
Jacob Rousseau,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Late last year, Warner rebuffed Paramount’s overtures to instead strike a $72 billion studio and streaming deal with Netflix.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Late last year, Warner rebuffed Paramount’s overtures to instead strike a $72 billion studio and streaming deal with Netflix.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Campari by Manero opened as a pop-up and serves as a prelude to the restaurant Manero, set to open in 2026.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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After a few months in which it was heard only sporadically at local tournaments across Mexico, a homophobic chant has resurfaced strongly in recent weeks in what could be a prelude to what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Past is, of course, not always prologue.—
Tony Wood,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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What restraint the film has is mostly to be found in an elegant prologue that ramps up to the first of many resourcefully horrible kills, opening in the recent past on a wholesome Egyptian family taking a rural car trip.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its preamble runs just 52 words.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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At one end of the plaza, protesters added their signatures to a supersize fabric mural of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, with a 75-foot-long extension meant as a canvas for attendees to sign.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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