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 Orange and Osceola Counties, an area with a large population of Puerto Rican voters, DeSantis’ Democratic challenger Charlie Crist still edged out a win.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cook edges out Palmer in District 2 The District 2 seat on the BPU went to Chase Cook, who won by just 53 votes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuomo also edged out Mamdani among Protestant and other Christian voters.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
This year, Keystone edged out Arapahoe Basin ski area, the typical winner, by a single day.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cook edges out Palmer in District 2 The District 2 seat on the BPU went to Chase Cook, who won by just 53 votes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuomo also edged out Mamdani among Protestant and other Christian voters.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
This year, Keystone edged out Arapahoe Basin ski area, the typical winner, by a single day.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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