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lead-in

[leed-in] / ˈlidˌɪn /
NOUN
introduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
foreword
STRONG
addition admittance awakening baptism beginning commencement debut essentials establishment exordium inauguration inception induction influx ingress initiation insertion installation institution interpolation intro launch lead opening overture preamble preface preliminaries prelude presentation primer prolegomenon prologue survey
WEAK
basic principles basic text first acquaintance first taste opening remarks pioneering proem
Antonyms
STRONG
close closing completion conclusion end ending epilogue finish termination

Example Sentences

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Its episodic encores are currently airing on Fox as a lead-in to “The Faithful,” whose showrunner, René Echevarria, is an old hand at both network and cable, and whose work includes “The 4400.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Later I switched to “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Grand Funk Railroad for a simple reason: Whenever she’s around my heart beats in rhythm with the 1974 tune’s powerful drum lead-in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

When the first ball is finally bowled after a chaotic lead-in, Pakistan will open the tournament against the Netherlands in Colombo.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Carson had been Letterman’s lead-in for 11 years; the two were mutual admirers and professionally close.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

It was going to be my lead-in to convince them to let me watch one with June.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.