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lede vs lead

lede

Definitions

noun

  1. the introductory section of a story

Examples

She visited her relatives in Castledermot on a yearly basis when her brother and sister were alive.

Some further elucidation should follow that lede but, basically, the lede communicates the essential nugget of information, true or not.

Knee-length lederhosen with no stitching cost $500, machine-stitched $785 and hand-stitched $1,320.

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lead

Definitions

noun

  1. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  2. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
  3. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
  4. a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
  5. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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verb

  1. be in charge of
  2. travel in front of; go in advance of others
  3. produce as a result or residue
  4. move ahead (of others) in time or space
  5. lead, extend, or afford access
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Examples

He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.

The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.

Band leader, Ray Blue, is also a composer, arranger and performer on tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.

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