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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The game was tied at 6 after the first quarter, but Ozark pulled ahead 27-15 at halftime and led 38-26 going into the fourth quarter.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
As the results rolled in on Tuesday evening, the candidates were neck-and-neck with Behn wrestling an early lead from Van Epps, only for the Republican to take it back by less than a percentage point, before pulling ahead by nine points to be announced the victor.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Pistons, playing without starting center Jalen Duren, pulled ahead by as many as 22 points in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The Browns had pulled ahead 8-7 when, after nine consecutive runs to midfield, Sanders floated a 34-yard touchdown pass to Fannin, who slipped past Gifford then beat Renardo Green and Ji’Ayir Brown to the goal line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
As the results rolled in on Tuesday evening, the candidates were neck-and-neck with Behn wrestling an early lead from Van Epps, only for the Republican to take it back by less than a percentage point, before pulling ahead by nine points to be announced the victor.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Pistons, playing without starting center Jalen Duren, pulled ahead by as many as 22 points in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The Browns had pulled ahead 8-7 when, after nine consecutive runs to midfield, Sanders floated a 34-yard touchdown pass to Fannin, who slipped past Gifford then beat Renardo Green and Ji’Ayir Brown to the goal line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Pull ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20ahead. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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