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Take the reins and direct yourself to this explanation on the difference between "lead" and "led," and when and how to use each word.
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BetaA lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, ... "teaser text" or, in the United Kingdom, the "standfirst". [3] Encyclopedia leads tend to define the subject matter as well as emphasize the interesting points of the article.
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BetaLead Examples in a Sentence. The fishing line had a lead weight attached to it to keep the line down. My son’s team was in the lead for most of the game but ended up losing. I was asked to lead the project because of my expertise in the field. We had to strip the entire house of all the old lead paint before we could move in.
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BetaLEAD definition: 1. to control a group of people, a country, or a situation: 2. (especially in sports or other…. Learn more.
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BetaThis staccato lead effectively sets the tone for the article, immediately drawing readers into the story and providing a concise summary of the main event and the contrasting emotions surrounding it. It is a dot sign in the music; It's mean- separately read; It's like a dot, meaning the end of the sentence Example of Staccato
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BetaToday, it is most commonly used in the phrase bury the lede, which refers to failing to emphasize the most important part of a story.. Of course, lead in the sense of first or primary would work equally well here. In newsrooms of the past, however, lead also referred to the metal strip separating lines of print in the Linotype machines.The more leading that you included meant more white space ...
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BetaHere are three qualities of opening, or lead, paragraphs that win readers' attention: 1. They Are Direct. The Wild West of the internet is no place for meandering. Your lead paragraph should walk down the street with purpose. Its commanding presence should cause others to step aside because your paragraph has somewhere to be.
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BetaThe lead, also spelled lede, is the all-important opening of your article. Here’s what to know.
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BetaLead definition: . See examples of LEAD used in a sentence.
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BetaOpinions Differ on Length . Many ways exist as far as how to write a lead, the styles of which likely differ based on the tone or voice of the piece and intended audience in a story—and even the overall length of the story. A long feature in a magazine can get away with a lead that builds more slowly than an in-the-moment news story about a breaking news event in a daily paper or on a news ...
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A lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, ... "teaser text" or, in the United Kingdom, the "standfirst". Encyclopedia leads tend to define the subject matter as well as emphasize the interesting points of the article.
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