lead the pack/field

idiom

: to be ahead
a runner who is leading the pack/field

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Tiger’s got four (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007), while Jack and Walter Hagen lead the pack with five apiece. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 On the other end, Tallahassee and Gainesville lead the pack with the largest apartments in the state. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025 Christopher Bell wins first pole of Cup Series season The NASCAR driver who’s won half of the Cup Series races will lead the field Sunday. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2025 Little surprise, then, that retail continues to lead the pack in understanding the value of driving more engagement and transactions through first-party data. Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lead the pack/field

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“Lead the pack/field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20the%20pack%2Ffield. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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