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Verb: pull ahead
  1. Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
    "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference";
    - gain, advance, win, make headway, get ahead, gain ground

Derived forms: pulls ahead, pulled ahead, pulling ahead

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pull in one's horns
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pull one's weight