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Recent Examples of lead-in
The Ardennes classics that follow feel more like the lead-in to the Giro d’Italia.
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
As a lead-in to Tuesday’s CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal first leg at BMO Stadium versus Mexican power Cruz Azul, the performance was everything LAFC could have hoped for.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
However, through the years fewer of them seemed to be arriving over the lead-in weekend, so tournament director Bronwyn Greer made the decision this spring to let the qualifiers enjoy the ambience, too.
—Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Colorado had a successful lead-in to deadline day.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
As a lead-in to Tuesday’s CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal first leg at BMO Stadium versus Mexican power Cruz Azul, the performance was everything LAFC could have hoped for.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
However, through the years fewer of them seemed to be arriving over the lead-in weekend, so tournament director Bronwyn Greer made the decision this spring to let the qualifiers enjoy the ambience, too.
—Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Colorado had a successful lead-in to deadline day.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
Noun
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Burke's preliminary is scheduled to begin May 26.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tickets to the mixed archery preliminary set me back $110 each, then $85 each for the mixed equestrian preliminary.—
Personal Finance Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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West has been making overtures to the Jewish community in recent months.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Trump has wielded the ceasefire as a carrot and stick, issuing peace overtures one day and threats the next day, all in an attempt to get an upper hand in the negotiations.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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But the June ballot isn’t just a prelude to November — some races will be decided with it.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The backstory Nay Palad’s prologue has so many twists and turns; a book has been written about it (look up Not For Sale by the resort’s Belgian-German founder and former professional football player Robert Dekeyser).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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For the single take prologue, Pawlikowski kept sculpting it with Diehl, taking things out, putting them back in, to reach the right length and cadence.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Its preamble runs just 52 words.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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At one end of the plaza, protesters added their signatures to a supersize fabric mural of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, with a 75-foot-long extension meant as a canvas for attendees to sign.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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