edge out
phrasal verb
edged out; edging out; edges out
: to slowly become more successful, popular, etc., than (someone or something)
The company is gradually edging out the competition.
Efficiency has edged out price as the top reason people give for buying the car.
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In the first fight, Dern edged out two rounds to take a 29-28 decision, winning the first round fairly comfortably on the feet and outlanding Jandiroba 28-19.
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Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Among players who have logged at least 50 defensive snaps, PFF gives the worst grade to linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, edging out linebacker Mohamed Toure and cornerback Xavier Lucas.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The 2025-26 NBA season tipped off in style on Tuesday night, with the Oklahoma City Thunder edging out the Houston Rockets 125-124 in double overtime and the Golden State Warriors defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 119-109.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
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Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Among players who have logged at least 50 defensive snaps, PFF gives the worst grade to linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, edging out linebacker Mohamed Toure and cornerback Xavier Lucas.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The 2025-26 NBA season tipped off in style on Tuesday night, with the Oklahoma City Thunder edging out the Houston Rockets 125-124 in double overtime and the Golden State Warriors defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 119-109.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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