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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Airbus and Boeing have been competing head to head for decades as the world’s largest commercial airplane makers, but Airbus has pulled ahead by several measures.
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Erin Black, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Tennessee loaded the bases in its half of the first against Terry and pulled ahead 2-0 on a single to center by Mealer, who finished with two hits and three RBI.
UCLA answered with homers by Ramirez and Mujica to tie it.
—Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
With the best call routing optimization in place, organizations can make this happen, and pull ahead of the competition.
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Labor Party pulled ahead of the conservative Liberal-National coalition, led by Peter Dutton, with the Australian Electoral Commission’s early projections suggesting at least 70 of the 150 House seats for Labor, according to the Australian broadcaster ABC.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 3 May 2025
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Erin Black, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Tennessee loaded the bases in its half of the first against Terry and pulled ahead 2-0 on a single to center by Mealer, who finished with two hits and three RBI.
UCLA answered with homers by Ramirez and Mujica to tie it.
—Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
With the best call routing optimization in place, organizations can make this happen, and pull ahead of the competition.
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Labor Party pulled ahead of the conservative Liberal-National coalition, led by Peter Dutton, with the Australian Electoral Commission’s early projections suggesting at least 70 of the 150 House seats for Labor, according to the Australian broadcaster ABC.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 3 May 2025
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“Pull ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20ahead. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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