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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Many argue that Japan is at risk of losing its way of life, or that Japanese workers are being edged out of jobs. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Mancini had some really excellent penalty killing reps, which seems very bullish for his chances of making this team and edging out Elias Pettersson, the defenceman, and Tom Willander. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Woods and Lewis were the linchpins of the five-boy team's 36-hole score of 1-over, edging out second-place Sarasota High School by four shots. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 The bank noted that Rollins has been able to edge out competitors in domestic and international markets due to its high technician retention rate and productivity efforts. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for edge out

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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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