leads on

present tense third-person singular of lead on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leads on The New York Yankees blew two leads on in Game 2 on Wednesday night before Austin Wells delivered a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Bronx Bombers to a 4-3 victory and a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025 Assistant coach Eddie Riemer, Farke admits, leads on this discipline, but as part of a wider team effort. Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 In the popular television series Teen Wolf, Cho was one of the only Asian American leads on a teen drama during that time period. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leads on
Verb
  • Unwind Along the Coast Zanzibar, a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa, tempts with spice tours, rooftop cocktails, and sunset dhow sails.
    Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The device contains, among other things, doorways to other dimensions, including one that tempts Peacemaker with a seemingly storybook version of his broken family.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Modern’s intimate bar and restaurant lures both locals and travelers with high-quality cocktails and food.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Buford wanted to understand the psychology of what lures people – usually men – to feed into the violence inspired by a sporting event.
    Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everything about the scene seduces the viewer into what dining while traveling in the most luxurious fashion could be, and once was.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
    Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Cherry persuades Harriet to publicly expose Laura, to talk to journalists and manufacture a viral story.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Leads on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leads%20on. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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