Herd and Lead

Herd

Herd verb - To urge, push, or force onward.

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Lead and herd are semantically related. in gather topic. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Herd", when it comes to topics like drive.

Nearby Words: herded, herdsman, herder, herding

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Herd and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Herd" instead a verb "Lead".

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

human	human herd	human lead
female	female herd	female lead
entire	entire herd	entire lead
male	male herd	male lead
Other adjectives: massive, large, big, enormous, huge, little, main, important, new, former, occasional, previous, eponymous.

party	herd party	lead party
mankind	herd mankind	lead mankind
horde	herd horde	lead horde
way	herd way	lead way
Other words: fleet, everyone, humans, viewers, players, fans, survivors.

C-List Fodder: This story line is used to thin the herd of alternate Spider-Men, in the lead up to Secret Wars (2015).

Source: Comic Book / Spider-Verse
Spirit possibly shouldn't even be part of his mother's herd anyway because most horses disperse after a certain age, though this one could be explained by the fact there appears to be no lead stallion in the herd to drive him off.

Source: Somewhere, an Equestrian Is Crying
Love Is in the Air: The events of episode 12 lead to Tetsuro being swarmed by a herd of girls in love with him.

Source: Manga / Koi Koi 7

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