lead
Usage
What are other ways to say lead?
To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station.
Example Sentences
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As other companies race to push out new models and products, Meta will need to translate Muse’s initial buzz into an everyday consumer habit to stay in the lead.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 26, 2026
The company eschews cooking ahead or food warmers, as that would degrade its quality and lead people to load up on other options.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
Hart held a 14-10 halftime lead by getting the ball more times in the hands of Frithsmith, who rushed for 83 yards and caught three passes for 24 yards.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 26, 2026
"Given the rivalry we don't expect this to lead to any comprehensive international framework for AI regulation, but it would be the first practical guardrail," he added.
From Barron's β Sep. 26, 2026
So I let him lead the way, and ignore the voice inside me that’s always looking for problems where there aren’t any.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
This suggested that having large amounts of advanced computing power — as is the case for leading U.S. labs — doesn’t necessarily translate into more capable AI models, Lee said.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 26, 2026
He pointed to an opening in a wire fence leading to the Guadalupe River bed and said the grave was near a trail below the roadway.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
As the dinner approached, at least four senior executives from leading Chinese companies had traveled to the U.S. just in case, the person said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
This week, leading economic institutes raised the country's growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 above 1% while illegal entries into Germany – and Europe – are down year on year.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
They made for much easier resting posts, so I just followed them, stopping along the way with no idea where they were leading me.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Thankfully, you had a good grounding in financial education from your parents and, probably most helpful of all, they led by example.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 26, 2026
That ultimately led to the Premier League charges for breaching of financial rules and Friday's news that the club had been found guilty of the majority of the 115 counts.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
“NABEP is increasing oil production for the Western Hemisphere, as promised,” said a spokesman for the company, which is led by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
It’s led to extreme weather events and the conditions brewing this summer in the Pacific are no exception.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
The man had his arm around the woman’s waist as he led her to a table in the corner.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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