as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college
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Recent Examples of go-ahead
Kittle missed the celebration after Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The latter of those touchdowns was a 26-yard pass to Calvin Austin with 55 seconds remaining — a go-ahead score that held up as the game-winner when Ravens rookie kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field-goal attempt as time expired.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
But De’Aaron Fox closed the quarter with four straight points to cut Boston’s lead to 75-73, and Julian Champagnie opened the fourth with a go-ahead corner three in front of the Celtics’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
—Dan Gelston, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The latter of those touchdowns was a 26-yard pass to Calvin Austin with 55 seconds remaining — a go-ahead score that held up as the game-winner when Ravens rookie kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field-goal attempt as time expired.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
But De’Aaron Fox closed the quarter with four straight points to cut Boston’s lead to 75-73, and Julian Champagnie opened the fourth with a go-ahead corner three in front of the Celtics’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
—Dan Gelston, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-ahead
powerhouse
Noun
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The alternative way to get goods from ports in Russia or the manufacturing powerhouses of East Asia is to go south.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bazaar was once Iran’s autonomous economic powerhouse—a network of merchants whose financial independence gave them leverage against state power.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-ahead. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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