edge out
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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Currently, only about four per cent of Los Angeles residents regularly use public transit—just edging out the two and a half per cent who walk.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Human scientists might get edged out of AI research, but slowly.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
In a Cape Ann League game, Jack McCavanagh recorded three goals and three assists as Manchester Essex edged out Hamilton-Wenham, 11-10.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Last night, the league announced that Flagg had won, barely edging out Knueppel by 26 voting points.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Human scientists might get edged out of AI research, but slowly.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
In a Cape Ann League game, Jack McCavanagh recorded three goals and three assists as Manchester Essex edged out Hamilton-Wenham, 11-10.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Last night, the league announced that Flagg had won, barely edging out Knueppel by 26 voting points.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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