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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After the Heat pulled ahead by 24 points early in the fourth quarter, the Hornets cut the deficit to 13 with 6:17 to play.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
After a tense awards-season race for Best Animated Feature, Flow pulled ahead for the win at Sunday night’s 97th Oscars.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
But Texas Tech pulled ahead by three with 1 minute, 27 seconds left in the game.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
But without effort Drive pulled ahead and disappeared in the mountain-mahogany brush of a small ravine on the side of the canyon.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
After a tense awards-season race for Best Animated Feature, Flow pulled ahead for the win at Sunday night’s 97th Oscars.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
But Texas Tech pulled ahead by three with 1 minute, 27 seconds left in the game.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
But without effort Drive pulled ahead and disappeared in the mountain-mahogany brush of a small ravine on the side of the canyon.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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