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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During that time, 297,000 lost their jobs and 75,000 were edged out of the labor force, while 223,000 are still unemployed.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Maryland Democrats may undertake a similar effort to edge out the state's one Republican House member, though the idea has faced resistance from some Democratic legislators.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The poll conducted by the Suffolk University Political Research Center for the Globe, also showed that in a three-person race, Pressley edges out Markey by 35% to 34% with Moulton fading down to 16%.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The King’s Academy edges out Branson.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Maryland Democrats may undertake a similar effort to edge out the state's one Republican House member, though the idea has faced resistance from some Democratic legislators.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The poll conducted by the Suffolk University Political Research Center for the Globe, also showed that in a three-person race, Pressley edges out Markey by 35% to 34% with Moulton fading down to 16%.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The King’s Academy edges out Branson.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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