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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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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
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Galvin’s spokesperson said the issue was not related with the city’s administration of the preliminary.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Christmas Eve 1776 found Temple at Versailles, the ideal messenger for a sensitive, exploratory overture to the French minister of foreign affairs.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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But with a combative Trump questioning the very purpose of the UN at his speech before the General Assembly, Beijing has an international audience that may be more receptive to its overtures.—
JEFFREY PRESCOTT,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new name could be a prelude to larger changes, either with the physical Apple TV device, or for Apple TV+.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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While preseason results aren't important, the performance of players is perhaps a prelude to the regular season.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indiscriminate weapons The past is prologue for space, suggests Bruce McClintock, lead of the RAND Space Enterprise Initiative and a senior policy researcher for the organization, and a professor at the RAND School of Public Policy.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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If past is prologue, the longer a shutdown drags on, the more pain Americans will start to feel.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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