Act and Lead

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Lead and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Act" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Act and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Lead" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good act	good lead
nice	nice act	nice lead
particular	particular act	particular lead
common	common act	common lead
Other adjectives: certain, original, single, simple, actual, entire, real, massive, big, great, little, main, innocent, new, heroic, solo, occasional.

life	act life	lead life
people	act people	lead people
rest	act rest	lead rest
way	act way	lead way
Other words: war, everyone, humans, times.

Their album Random Access Memories and its lead single "Get Lucky," however, transformed them from a cult act to a mainstream pop act.

Source: Breakthrough Hit
The Desert Song inverts the usual scenario: Margot is about to marry the false lead Paul at the beginning of the first act finale, but the Red Shadow arrives with the Riffs and captures her.

Source: Romantic False Lead
Should the Holy Grail War be seen through to the end, his corrupting influence on the Grail will lead to him being unleashed upon Earth, an act that could very well lead to mankind's extinction.

Source: Being Tortured Makes You Evil

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