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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum
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2
as in commanded
to serve as leader of
a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software
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as in accompanied
to be at the front of
the local high school's marching band led the parade
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as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers
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Recent Examples of led
The colonnade that led from the Executive Residence to the East Wing has also been nearly removed, with only the last section, which touches the Residence, remaining.
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Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Their dwindling population contributed to a labor shortage, which led the Spanish to turn their attention to another group.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Then in the stands, multiple women's sports activists were present, led by California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Daniels, the two-time Emmy winner who led HBO's The Newsroom, will join season 3 as Jimmy's father.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Their dwindling population contributed to a labor shortage, which led the Spanish to turn their attention to another group.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Then in the stands, multiple women's sports activists were present, led by California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Daniels, the two-time Emmy winner who led HBO's The Newsroom, will join season 3 as Jimmy's father.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for led
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The recommendation algorithm that has steered millions of users into an endless stream of video shorts has been central in the security debate over TikTok.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The property was in an area Chinese immigrants and other minorities had been steered away from, according to a 1930s Phoenix redlining map.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rabbi Mona Alfi of Sacramento’s Congregation B’nai Israel said that in the Torah, the Jewish people are commanded 36 times to care for and protect the strangers in their midst.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dressed simply in a black bomber and flashing a colossal gold chain, Floyy commanded the room during his 20-minute set.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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The souvenir stalls outside the stadium which do a roaring trade on matchdays are also feeling the squeeze from the lack of games — and the bad weather that accompanied the ones that were played recently against Chelsea and Sunderland.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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From Dakota Johnson and Jane Fonda to Brittany Snow and Anne Hathaway, each leading lady uniquely styled the timeless shoe, whether accompanied by a dressy look or a low-key ensemble.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the beauty front, Nader styled her blond hair in loose waves and went with a dewy makeup look.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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That is the spirit the Kennedy Institute will honor tonight, the ideal that guided its namesake’s work, and the worthy example that all who go to Washington to do the people’s business should strive to emulate.—
Martin J. Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Almanza guided the Bobcats to three more scores before reserves came on to finish out the game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Another image showed a photo of two people resting their feet on an outdoor fire pit, overlooking a river.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Veteran Daniele Rugani, who spent last season on loan at Ajax, showed his experience against Kylian Mbappe and maybe that his recent contract renewal was worthwhile after all.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump is currently in Malaysia attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and is headed to South Korea on Thursday where he is expected to sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That case appears headed for trial early next year.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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What’s perhaps less widely known is that it was preceded two decades earlier by the almost equally dramatic crash of 1907.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
23 Oct. 2025
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Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Led.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/led. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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