led up; leading up; leads up
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
As a lead-up to the May 21 sale, exhibitions of the items are being shown in five cities, with the first being New York through Saturday.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
In the days leading up to April 2, shopping destinations including BJ's, Costco and Amazon, saw increases in transaction sizes, or money spent, additional data from Consumer Edge also shows.
—Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Nia Jax's clearance to compete adds a layer of intrigue to the lead-up to WrestleMania 41.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
As a lead-up to the May 21 sale, exhibitions of the items are being shown in five cities, with the first being New York through Saturday.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Indeed, for the year leading up to their real-estate coin flip, the husband and wife had been amassing a Pinterest board of model projects.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
In the days leading up to April 2, shopping destinations including BJ's, Costco and Amazon, saw increases in transaction sizes, or money spent, additional data from Consumer Edge also shows.
—Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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