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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As the series approaches the seventh round of the 2025 season, McLaren is still in control of both championships, having pulled ahead in the constructors’ standings to 246 points following a dominant 1-2 finish at the Miami Grand Prix headed by title leader Oscar Piastri.
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Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Toward the end, Williams pulled ahead of most of his surrounding teammates on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The Bush model could certainly use some updating—and expansion—for a world in which China is pulling ahead of the United States in science and technology.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Those figures don’t account for the number of times the Guardians pulled ahead in their final at-bat in the eighth inning and handed the ball over to All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase for a shutdown ninth inning.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Related Articles The inside story of how Will Campbell became the Patriots’ 1st-round pick
Toward the end, Williams pulled ahead of most of his surrounding teammates on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The Bush model could certainly use some updating—and expansion—for a world in which China is pulling ahead of the United States in science and technology.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Those figures don’t account for the number of times the Guardians pulled ahead in their final at-bat in the eighth inning and handed the ball over to All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase for a shutdown ninth inning.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Pull ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20ahead. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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