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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On a better day, Kroger would have edged out EveryPlate by a buck, with three pork chops to spare.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Vance edged out Rubio for vice president, but Trump gave Rubio a spot in his Cabinet as secretary of state.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Ultimately, the Pointers’ depth prevailed, getting wins from their Nos. 3, 4 and 5 pairs to edge out the Falcons in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, 3-2.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
California, in particular, presents fierce competition, where even tech titans like Larry Ellison ($175 billion) and Google co-founders Larry Page ($135 billion) and Sergey Brin ($129 billion) were edged out by Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, whose net worth reached $189 billion.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Vance edged out Rubio for vice president, but Trump gave Rubio a spot in his Cabinet as secretary of state.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Ultimately, the Pointers’ depth prevailed, getting wins from their Nos. 3, 4 and 5 pairs to edge out the Falcons in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, 3-2.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
California, in particular, presents fierce competition, where even tech titans like Larry Ellison ($175 billion) and Google co-founders Larry Page ($135 billion) and Sergey Brin ($129 billion) were edged out by Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, whose net worth reached $189 billion.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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