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Recent Examples of lead-in
In the second season, Martin in fact moved to Fox’s Sunday night line-up as the lead-in to In Living Color.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Grosse Pointe Garden Society, which originally launched behind Suits: LA on Sunday, also just got a linear ratings bump in its move to the Friday 8 p.m. slot with a stronger lead-in.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Both have been respectable performers, with the former taking advantage of its sizable Voice lead-in on NBC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
This collaboration of two famous anime studios, Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam) and Khara (Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), is a lead-in film to a new TV series which will air later this spring.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Grosse Pointe Garden Society, which originally launched behind Suits: LA on Sunday, also just got a linear ratings bump in its move to the Friday 8 p.m. slot with a stronger lead-in.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Both have been respectable performers, with the former taking advantage of its sizable Voice lead-in on NBC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
This collaboration of two famous anime studios, Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam) and Khara (Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), is a lead-in film to a new TV series which will air later this spring.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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Early preliminaries will air on ESPN+, Disney+, and UFC Fight Pass starting at 6 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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America Great Again movement, more seasoned politically-minded people and groups will be hesitant to take these overtures seriously.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Its Commerce Ministry said Beijing is evaluating overtures from the U.S. regarding the levies.—
Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Many legal experts consider this questioning of a private right of action as the prelude to the next potential showdown over the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court, where multiple rulings by the court's conservative majority have eroded the law's protections over the past decade.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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And that was just the prelude to the evening’s main event: a runway show of the 163 jewels in Diorexquis, and 25 couture creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri, staged around an ornamental reflecting pool that, at 45 meters, stops just shy of Olympic dimensions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The prologue to the course features BBC Maestro Chief Executive Michael Levine and Christie’s great-grandson James Prichard, chairman and CEO of Agatha Christie Ltd., explaining the care put into the series.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In just 14 pages, the prologue represents everything AIs can’t do yet in writing.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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As a preamble, the exhibit starts with emblematic works such as the Portrait of An Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972, and his series of double and single portraits.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Its first season felt like a preamble – slow and trite.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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