pull ahead

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 + of
He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.

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Looking just at Planet 1 for a moment, it will be pulled ahead by Planet 2’s gravity, giving it more orbital energy. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 That’s an unglamorous kind of growth, which is precisely why so few businesses invest in it and why the ones that do pull ahead so quietly. — Dr. Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In the race to automate trucking, Aurora Innovation has pulled ahead. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The Senate Leadership Fund is spending $14 million in Kansas, diverting resources away from a North Carolina Senate race after Democrats pulled ahead in polling. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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