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lead

noun as in first place, supremacy

noun as in leadership; example

noun as in clue

verb as in surpass

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Example Sentences

Tesla also lobbied the new government for the UK to lead on the "scale up of autonomous vehicles", and offered a demonstration of the companies' vision.

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As the defendants were led out of the dock, Malik was seen sobbing.

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A spokeswoman for Sir Keir said the Conservatives' "scorched earth approach and failure of leadership" had led to strikes in the NHS.

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It led her to believe that there was something different about this system, so she checked how far away it was.

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The investigation will be led by the Metropolitan Police in London, while Police Scotland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and National Crime Agency are also involved.

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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. 

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

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