led
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lead.
led
1 American
[led]
/ lɛd /
verb
LED
2
American
[el-ee-dee, led]
/ ˈɛlˌiˈdi, lɛd /
noun
LED
1
British
abbreviation
led
2
British
/ lɛd /
verb
LED
Scientific
/ ĕl′ē-dē′,lĕd /
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Short for light-emitting diode. An electronic semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. They are considerably more efficient than incandescent bulbs, and rarely burn out. LEDs are used in many applications such as flat-screen video displays, and increasingly as general sources of light.
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See also semiconductor laser
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“Ford’s stock has been out of favor on the Street. … We believe momentum is turning,” Citi analysts led by Michael Ward said in a note Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
But visa restrictions and federal attempts to overhaul higher education have led to a dip in foreign enrollment, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
These conditions have led to a "flash drought", the EA has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The companies that manage Kuwait’s oil sector signed a $16 billion lease agreement with a group of investors led by Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Leah typically led the sessions, with Kate, Maggie, or both, serving as mediums.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
To create the sequence, Nolan’s team built a sort of silo on the beach, rigging it with minuscule LED lights to mimic sunlight leaking through chinks in the horse’s hull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the meantime, the tower's 400,000-euro outdoor LED screen has been turned off for months after online memes re-imagined it as the baleful eye of Sauron's fortress of Barad-dur from "The Lord of the Rings".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He added bespoke Poliform fixtures and finishes as well as indoor LED lighting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
As the band launches into Dirty Harry, the long, pitch-side LED screens light up with a cartoon choir, singing the song's refrain, "all I do is dance".
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
In the dim LED light she could see stone steps.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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