led on

past tense of lead on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of led on Kersten later resigned and, in recent months, COPA has been led on an interim basis by LaKenya White, a 25-year veteran of Chicago’s police oversight apparatus. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 There, David Gracias, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Johns Hopkins University, gave a talk discussing the latest research he’s led on biochips and their applications to AI. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Aug. 2025 The next month, Berger posted a selfie video from another protest Kiswani led on the Williamsburg Bridge, between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for led on
Verb
  • In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their leads include Dominican newcomer Valentina Shen Wu, who had to be persuaded several times to take on the role of the Chinese silk maker, Mei.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For his efforts, which also included spending more than $7,000 to trim trees and cut down two redwoods and a fir, he was rewarded with a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that persuaded his insurer to maintain his coverage.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After being lured into fighting by social media, prospective foreign volunteers have to fill out an online application before being contacted for an interview.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Like so many adolescents, the 27-year-old New York native left piano behind, lured by the siren call of, well, literally anything else.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Technology plays a role, but Hughes cautions against being seduced by high-profile projects at the expense of less visible but more foundational work.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Led on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/led%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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