: something (such as a television show or segment) that leads into something else
a lead-in to the commercial
lead-in
adjective
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The event, which was broadcast the Sunday after the record-breaking NWSL final, benefited from NFL broadcasts serving as a lead-in.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Later in the track, the band borrows a quirk of the original Jarrett arrangement, in which piano, bass and drums drop out before the saxophone solo, leaving Garbarek to play an unaccompanied lead-in.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The 40 Year-Old Virgin coming out [in the summer of 2005, which starred Carell and raised his profile considerably], and My Name Is Earl being put on as our lead-in, which was a huge hit.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The eclectic sounds of Larkin Poe served as a perfect lead-in for Stephen Wilson Jr., the singer, songwriter, and inventive guitarist who has been steadily building an audience for the past two years with his 2023 album Son of Dad.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Later in the track, the band borrows a quirk of the original Jarrett arrangement, in which piano, bass and drums drop out before the saxophone solo, leaving Garbarek to play an unaccompanied lead-in.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The 40 Year-Old Virgin coming out [in the summer of 2005, which starred Carell and raised his profile considerably], and My Name Is Earl being put on as our lead-in, which was a huge hit.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The eclectic sounds of Larkin Poe served as a perfect lead-in for Stephen Wilson Jr., the singer, songwriter, and inventive guitarist who has been steadily building an audience for the past two years with his 2023 album Son of Dad.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-in. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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