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Recent Examples of lead-in
Last year’s ceremony — which also benefitted from an NFL doubleheader lead-in, and was hosted by, um, Jo Koy — drew 9.4 million viewers, which marked a 50 percent surge vs. Jerrod Carmichael in 2023.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Since the Chiefs sat most of the starting players, including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, and were demolished by the Broncos because of it, the matchup wasn’t the most attractive lead-in and weaker than last year’s.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
But the lead-in still matters and NFL Football, no doubt, gave The Golden Globes a boost.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The lead-in to the holidays will be heavy on precipitation for many people as another storm system moves in across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions, bringing rain and snow before Christmas.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Since the Chiefs sat most of the starting players, including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, and were demolished by the Broncos because of it, the matchup wasn’t the most attractive lead-in and weaker than last year’s.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
But the lead-in still matters and NFL Football, no doubt, gave The Golden Globes a boost.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The lead-in to the holidays will be heavy on precipitation for many people as another storm system moves in across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions, bringing rain and snow before Christmas.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead-in
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Sponsored by the Miss Montgomery County Organization, the Miss Bethesda’s Teen title serves as a preliminary to the Miss Maryland and Miss America competitions.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Southern Section held its track and field preliminaries at four sites around Southern California on Saturday, and sophomore Brian Bonner of Valencia High continued his rise to prominence.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2024
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Some, like Meta, seemed to be making overtures to the incoming Trump administration before this week.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Todd Belt, political management program director at George Washington University, said this is also an overture to younger voters and could serve as a quick win for Trump on an issue that’s important to a lot of people.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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At times, the session, which lasted over five hours, seemed to be a prelude to the as-yet unscheduled confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Mr. Trump’s pick to run the F.B.I., which is part of the Justice Department.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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What will happen with his fandom will be a prelude of what’s to come.—
Angela Watercutter,
WIRED,
30 Dec. 2024
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Besides the prologue, at no point in my preview was I forced to play as either, though how much of that freedom extends to the full game remains to be seen.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The prologue might end with a paroxysm of violence, but first there are a few timid whimpers of nascent pleasure; Bill Skarsgård’s base and primal Count Orlok is a nightmare who arrives on the wings of a nocturnal emission.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Dec. 2024
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With this preamble, people on average get about two questions out of three correct.—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The preamble to the Declaration of Independence has been fundamental to American identity, even if the United States hasn’t always fulfilled the promise of Thomas Jefferson’s words.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead-in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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