in the lead
idiom
1
: in a position that is ahead of others
They walked single file, with the oldest boy in the lead.
2
: winning in a race or competition
Our team was in the lead.
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Snow White has been marred by controversy, beginning with backlash over casting Zegler in the lead role due to the color of her skin, despite her Colombian heritage.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
Plans to remake Snow White were first announced in 2016, and Zegler, 23, was cast in the lead role in June 2021, ahead of her film debut in West Side Story.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Director Dito Montiel certainly gets Coolidge’s expansive range, which is why the filmmaker cast her in the lead role of Ruth in the dark crime comedy Riff Raff, which debuts on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Friday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Then there is navigating the contentious and unpredictable Trump administration in the lead up to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
Plans to remake Snow White were first announced in 2016, and Zegler, 23, was cast in the lead role in June 2021, ahead of her film debut in West Side Story.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Director Dito Montiel certainly gets Coolidge’s expansive range, which is why the filmmaker cast her in the lead role of Ruth in the dark crime comedy Riff Raff, which debuts on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Friday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Then there is navigating the contentious and unpredictable Trump administration in the lead up to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the lead
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“In the lead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20lead. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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