pull ahead
phrasal verb
pulled ahead; pulling ahead; pulls ahead
: to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.
The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead.
—often + ofHe has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.
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After Funke guided Dexter Southfield into the red zone, senior running back Lamarri Sanchez-Colemnan bowled his way to paydirt with a one-yard touchdown rush, as Dexter Southfield pulled ahead for the first time all night with a 22-14 lead.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Two years ago, Stone pulled ahead in a neck-and-neck race with Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), ultimately winning her second Oscar (after winning for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land in 2016) for her role in Lanthimos’s Poor Things and ripping her dress in the process.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The Heat started fast, pulling ahead by as many as 12 points in the opening period with the help of a hot 6-of-9 shooting start from three-point range.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Spanberger pulled ahead among independent voters, nabbing 57% of support while her Republican challenger had 32%.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Two years ago, Stone pulled ahead in a neck-and-neck race with Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), ultimately winning her second Oscar (after winning for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land in 2016) for her role in Lanthimos’s Poor Things and ripping her dress in the process.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The Heat started fast, pulling ahead by as many as 12 points in the opening period with the help of a hot 6-of-9 shooting start from three-point range.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Spanberger pulled ahead among independent voters, nabbing 57% of support while her Republican challenger had 32%.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Pull ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20ahead. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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