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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The film also stars the singer's real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson, 28, in the lead role.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The body unveiled the rule change in the lead up to the nominations announcement on January 29 for the 2025 edition of it awards.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Homer also has been writing and directing short films, and appeared in the 2022 short August in the lead role.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
With Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, Midas Man checks off all the appropriate boxes in recreating Epstein’s life.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The body unveiled the rule change in the lead up to the nominations announcement on January 29 for the 2025 edition of it awards.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Homer also has been writing and directing short films, and appeared in the 2022 short August in the lead role.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
With Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, Midas Man checks off all the appropriate boxes in recreating Epstein’s life.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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“In the lead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20lead. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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