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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Chestnut edged out Kobayashi by a fraction of a second, securing the win and cementing a rivalry that would help define the sport for years to come.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 July 2025
Despite critiques, Mamdani edged out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Democratic primary and captured a majority of the votes from the Washington Heights, Flatbush, Williamsburg, Astoria, Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights neighborhoods.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Lyles edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths to take gold in the deepest men’s 100m Olympic final.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
With touted transfers including Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon signed on to play for coach Rick Pitino this fall, St. John’s edged out Kentucky, Michigan, Louisville and Florida in ESPN’s analysis.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 July 2025
Despite critiques, Mamdani edged out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Democratic primary and captured a majority of the votes from the Washington Heights, Flatbush, Williamsburg, Astoria, Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights neighborhoods.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Lyles edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths to take gold in the deepest men’s 100m Olympic final.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
With touted transfers including Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon signed on to play for coach Rick Pitino this fall, St. John’s edged out Kentucky, Michigan, Louisville and Florida in ESPN’s analysis.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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