Influence and Lead

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Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Lead is a synonym for influence. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Influence" as a verb or a noun.

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

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Influence is a synonym for lead in cause topic. Sometimes you can use "Influence" instead the word "Lead" as a verb or a noun.

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

human	human influence	human lead
good	good influence	good lead
high	high influence	high lead
clear	clear influence	clear lead
Other adjectives: direct, single, obvious, strong, powerful, actual, real, massive, large, big, great, enormous, huge, little, slight, main, important, new, early, significant.

humanity	influence humanity	lead humanity
life	influence life	lead life
movement	influence movement	lead movement
men	influence men	lead men
Other words: someone, rest, way, world, anyone, humans.

Events within a Timelines story would influence or lead to a story in the magazine, and vice versa.

Source: Franchise / Transformers: Timelines
Diamond Tiara eventually reveals her special talent is to influence and lead others.

Source: The Leader aka: Leader
The two are often used as a case study of how people with sociopathic characteristics can lead non-sociopaths into displaying similar behavior under their influence.

Source: The Sociopath

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