Beat
Lead on
Lead on verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Laurent Fignon had a 50 second lead on Greg LeMond, but the American beat the Frenchman by 58 seconds, taking home the race by the smallest margin in race history.
Source: Useful Notes / Tour de France -
The All-female team managed to get a lead on the others and Quickly finish the Final Exam Finale first to barely beat out Misti & Jim for the win.
Source: Dark Horse Victory
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