in the lead
idiom
1
: in a position that is ahead of others
They walked single file, with the oldest boy in the lead.
2
: winning in a race or competition
Our team was in the lead.
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The tragedy is essential reading for Taylor Swift fans in the lead up to The Life of a Showgirl, her 12th studio album out Friday.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Outlander's Lauren Lyle returns in the lead role.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Antetokounmpo’s expectation of competing for a championship has been a consistent theme in any discussion regarding his future, most notably through his indecision in the lead-up to signing his 2020 supermax extension and his 2023 interview with The New York Times’ Tania Ganguli.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Directed by Lucia Puenzo, the film is called Pepita la Pistolera, or The Gunwoman (Pepita’s Legend) in English, with Lopilato in the lead role.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Outlander's Lauren Lyle returns in the lead role.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Antetokounmpo’s expectation of competing for a championship has been a consistent theme in any discussion regarding his future, most notably through his indecision in the lead-up to signing his 2020 supermax extension and his 2023 interview with The New York Times’ Tania Ganguli.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Directed by Lucia Puenzo, the film is called Pepita la Pistolera, or The Gunwoman (Pepita’s Legend) in English, with Lopilato in the lead role.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“In the lead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20lead. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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