lead on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead on
Verb
  • You may be tempted to fall back and go to sleep right then and there.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
  • As per usual, the NFL player was in the comment section fawning over the singer and tempting her with a good time.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Epstein, a billionaire, had legitimate business and social meetings on the island that were unrelated to his attempts to lure underage girls.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • They were formally indicted last year, accused of being part of a criminal organization that exploited women after luring them to Romania.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Cruz, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (2009) Woody Allen's romantic comedy stars Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as friends who travel to Spain and are seduced by a local painter (Javier Bardem).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Cookbook authors suggested preparing French food at home to seduce a lover.
    Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The ethos resonates with Lugano’s down-to-earth yet powerful clientele so much so that the company persuaded eight of its VIPs to star in its latest ad campaign free of charge.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Mexican residents targeted In 1915, James Rawlings, secretary-manager of the Fort Worth Relief Association, persuaded U.S. immigration agents to investigate Mexican people living in Dallas Alley.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the black-and-white film about two Black couples, played by the same actors, living in Chicago during two different time periods, didn’t entice distributors.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Instead, General Catalyst is in rapid expansion mode — trying to build the sort of diversified, fee-generating asset base that would entice Wall Street analysts to use firms like Blackstone as comps.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Lead on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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