front-runner

noun

front-run·ner ˈfrənt-ˌrə-nər

: a contestant who runs best when in the lead

: a leading contestant in or as if in a rivalry or competition

a political front-runner

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Those three teams are a clear level above everyone else, and Final Four front-runners. —

Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Vrabel played eight of his 14 NFL seasons with the Patriots and is considered a front-runner there. —

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 The list is made up of 25 players who are front-runners for the Wooden Award. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 But Porzingis’ progress is a promising development as Boston — which, at 27-10, entered Wednesday five games back of first-place Cleveland in the Eastern Conference standings — looks to reassert itself as a championship front-runner. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for front-runner