leading
1chief; principal; most important; foremost: a leading toy manufacturer.
coming in advance of others; first: We rode in the leading car.
directing, guiding.
the act of a person or thing that leads.
Origin of leading
1Other words for leading
3 | ruling, governing |
Other words from leading
- lead·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby leading
Other definitions for leading (2 of 2)
a covering or framing of lead: the leading of a stained-glass window.
Printing. lead2 (def. 7).
Origin of leading
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How to use leading in a sentence
Deforestation has not played the same leading role in the fires spanning the western US and Siberia this summer, but climate change has primed both landscapes to burn.
What wildfires in Brazil, Siberia, and the US West have in common | Lili Pike | September 17, 2020 | VoxThose same models have Biden the favorite in all the other states he’s currently leading polls.
To win in November, Trump would need to pull off an even bigger upset in 2020 than he did in 2016 | Lance Lambert | September 14, 2020 | FortuneCase in point, here’s how a leading home supply retailer’s Performance TV retargeting campaign stacked up against display-only retargeting.
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Groups like CAIR and leading intellectuals and imams have been denouncing acts like these for years.
He was a leading presidential contender in 1988 and 1992, but never formally entered the race.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 | Eleanor Clift | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“Voters knew about this and seemed not to care,” said Roy Moskowitz, a leading Democratic consultant on Staten Island.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress | Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWatch your back Liam Neeson, here comes Kevin Costner to steal your older-leading-man thunder!
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if the goal is to maintain any hope—grim as it is— for serious negotiations leading to a two state solution.
Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process | Aaron David Miller | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanShe heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettSo everybody began looking for the appearance of his story in all the leading magazines.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxLouis was too much appalled by the two leading charges, to shew any surprise at the third.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut Perpignan being at the end of everywhere and leading nowhere attracts very few visitors.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for leading (1 of 2)
/ (ˈliːdɪŋ) /
guiding, directing, or influencing
(prenominal) principal or primary
in the first position: the leading car in the procession
maths (of a coefficient) associated with the term of highest degree in a polynomial containing one variable: in 5x² + 2x + 3, 5 is the leading coefficient
Derived forms of leading
- leadingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for leading (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɛdɪŋ) /
printing the spacing between lines of photocomposed or digitized type: Also called: interlinear spacing
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