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.
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It also warned that more thunderstorms and heavy rainfall were forecast for Sunday and Monday, which could lead to "additional flash flooding, debris flows, rockfall and changing trail and river conditions".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
U.S. sales make up almost half the business at Orchid Greens in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and owner Guann Chen said raising prices would likely lead to losing customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Members of the royal family, especially the women, were active participants in skilled, physically demanding activities such as archery and hunting," said Dr. Zeinab Hashesh, lead author of the article in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s Michael Mauboussin has long warned that crowding can lead to inefficiencies and mispricing in markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
My feet felt like lead as I made my way towards the Jodenbuurt.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
But full blocks of houses along roads leading into the forest burned to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
More thunderstorms and heavy rainfall were possible through Monday, possibly leading to "additional flash flooding, debris flows, rockfall and changing trail and river conditions," the park service warned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Current and former officials have been concerned that Iran will retaliate militarily if the economic measures begin to bite, leading to a broader renewal of the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A closer look at last season's statistics suggests Martinez produced stronger underlying numbers than Sanchez despite making more errors leading to goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I think it’ll do just that,” he said, leading her away from the truck, through the awning, toward the counter where people were ordering food.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
It moves Scheffler to the top of the PGA Tour's career money list on $130.4m, above Tiger Woods, who has earned $120.9m and led the standings for the past 25 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
That led to a big jump in short-term Treasury yields, as the 2-year yield rose 0.118 percentage points to 4.348% on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Rams, led by quarterback Matthew Stafford, the reigning NFL most valuable player, open the season on Sept. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Museum collections are far more than archives of the past - they are essential scientific resources for understanding biodiversity today," said Dr. Alice Petzold of the University of Potsdam, who led the museomics work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
When I asked him for directions, he took me by the arm and led me himself to the proper platform.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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