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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum
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as in commanded
to serve as leader of
a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software
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as in accompanied
to be at the front of
the local high school's marching band led the parade
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as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers
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Recent Examples of led
Each team has led by at least that many twice.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
James Meredith led the March Against Fear in 1966.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The Raiders led for the majority of the match, going up 7-2 in the late third quarter.
—Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and former health secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who emerged late in the campaign as a front-runner, led a crowded field in the California governor’s race Wednesday morning.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
James Meredith led the March Against Fear in 1966.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The Raiders led for the majority of the match, going up 7-2 in the late third quarter.
—Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and former health secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who emerged late in the campaign as a front-runner, led a crowded field in the California governor’s race Wednesday morning.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for led
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Most of the storms will be steered inland towards the Florida Everglades and west coast due to the east breeze.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The researchers also found that this Higgs mode steered the crystal toward a phase that cannot be achieved by heating it.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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These have long been considered to be bottom-shelf bourbons, and have not commanded the respect of some of Beam’s higher-caliber releases like Booker’s and Knob Creek, although bartenders and true whiskey fans have sung their praises for years.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 June 2026
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Prevost also commanded an infantry landing craft, and after 15 months overseas, attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade, according to a note on the Pentagon website published soon after Leo’s election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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The spokesperson said two of the people on board had non-life-threatening injuries, and the other two passengers accompanied the injured to the hospital.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Elizabeth waved to the crowd, accompanied by her first two children, a then-Prince Charles and Princess Anne on June 10, 1954.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The family won a retrial based on negative film stored within evidence files that their lawyer argued shows that police may have guided Sakahara to the location of the body.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Long before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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People who do nothing wrong don't have to pay millions of dollars, which is where this is headed now.—
Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Georgia baseball is headed to the College World Series for the first time in 18 seasons.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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The basic outline is similar in sequence and scope to Apollo 9, a 1969 mission that was a critical precursor to Apollo 11, the first-ever human moon landing, later that year and that was itself preceded by 1968’s moon-orbiting Apollo 8.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Since Woodland Hills is not a city, an application was filed in Los Angeles City Planning in 2022, preceded by traffic and noise studies.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
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The fire spread from the roof down into the warehouse facility and extended into a neighboring warehouse, a FedEx facility.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The Athletics' Nick Kurtz's three-game homer streak ended, but Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 15 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Led.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/led. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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