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Recent Examples of lead-in
The new episodes of the flagship Law & Order will also debut on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET, serving as the lead-in to SVU.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Of course, the return on your primetime investment depends on whether or not Fox’s cartoon juggernaut—now entering its 37th season, The Simpsons passed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted series seven years ago—was the beneficiary of a big NFL lead-in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
With a lead-in from The O.C. and a cast including future stars Dave Annable and Chyler Leigh, it was poised to be one of the 2005–06 TV season's greatest mysteries.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Of course, the lead-in shows were getting 30 and 40 million, which was a big part of it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Of course, the return on your primetime investment depends on whether or not Fox’s cartoon juggernaut—now entering its 37th season, The Simpsons passed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted series seven years ago—was the beneficiary of a big NFL lead-in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
With a lead-in from The O.C. and a cast including future stars Dave Annable and Chyler Leigh, it was poised to be one of the 2005–06 TV season's greatest mysteries.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Of course, the lead-in shows were getting 30 and 40 million, which was a big part of it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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Santana finished a weak fourth in the preliminary.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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In 1988: Greg Louganis won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard at the Seoul Olympics one day after hitting his head on the diving board during the preliminaries.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The overtures backfired, with Sheridan preferring a less corporate approach.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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His campaign has made overtures to Republicans as the only viable candidate for people who don’t want to vote for Mamdani since polling has shown that GOP hopeful Curtis Sliwa is unlikely to be competitive.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Known as Kristallnacht, it is considered a prelude to the Holocaust.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The week-long extravaganza, which includes events in Los Angeles, as well as content across Paramount platforms, will act as a fittingly extravagant and entertaining prelude to the 83rd Golden Globes ceremony.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a prologue—Trier is unfashionably fond of them—a young girl who lives there, Nora, describes the place with a tender, anthropomorphizing curiosity.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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After an awesomely hokey prologue that deprives Det.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His victory in November was widely seen as a preamble to deregulation, with broadcasters set to benefit.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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