Thesaurus results for LEAD-IN

lead-in

noun

Definition of lead-in

as in preliminary

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Recent Examples of lead-in Based on this weak field, his lead-in form and resume, Kim's odds should be lower than +3000. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 And so your lead-in is the program that's on before you, and 60 Minutes for most of the season has the NFL right before 60 Minutes. — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 8 June 2026 In 25-54s, the average was 172,000, up 153% on the previous season and 47% above its lead-in. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2026 Some of these will also present great lead-in opportunities. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lead-in

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Noun

But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.

— Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of preliminary

Noun

Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end in sight.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
The letter’s contents were confirmed to Deadline by multiple people with knowledge of Anson’s overture.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of overture

Noun

Cooper—who is reportedly in Paris to film a prelude to Ocean’s Eleven with Margot Robbie—was not pictured.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Marvel services fans with a bevy of delightful Easter eggs, but the film works better as an extended prelude to Endgame than as its own story.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of prelude

Noun

Maybe that’s because Scott is trying to differentiate the narrative style of the prologue from Tracy’s chapter.

— Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
Crosland’s interpretation begins with a prologue showing the origin of Don Juan’s romantic cynicism, followed by an epic tale of lust, love, and deceit.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

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