Lede and Lead

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Lede noun - The introductory section of a story.

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Lead is a synonym for lede. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Lede".

Lead noun - The introductory section of a story.

Usage example: it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter

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Lede is a synonym for lead. You can use "Lede" instead a noun "Lead".

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

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Lead and Lede. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lede/lead

Lede & Lead. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lede/lead>.

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