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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But the Bucks stuck around and pulled ahead in the third frame.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Trailing by eight points at the half, the Comanches came out and changed the narrative in the third quarter, pulled ahead by double digits in the fourth and then withstood a late push by the Spartans.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
Wednesday marked the Heat’s eighth loss this season after pulling ahead by double digits in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
As the field has narrowed, four women appear to have pulled ahead of their rivals, but that only means the competition for the last seat will be even more fierce.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2025
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Trailing by eight points at the half, the Comanches came out and changed the narrative in the third quarter, pulled ahead by double digits in the fourth and then withstood a late push by the Spartans.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
Wednesday marked the Heat’s eighth loss this season after pulling ahead by double digits in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
As the field has narrowed, four women appear to have pulled ahead of their rivals, but that only means the competition for the last seat will be even more fierce.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pull ahead
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“Pull ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20ahead. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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