ROPING (IN) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

roping (in)

verb

present participle of rope (in)

as in drawing in

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leading on

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In the video version, a ragtag group of Von Trapp Family-esque singers in mountain peasant regalia sing a song, with the paterfamilias (Kjartansson) leading on jazz guitar.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
But so should the fact that leading on global food security means helping shape the future of the world’s entire agricultural system—something China is on a path to do.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

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