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.

Examples of edge out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starting with DaVinci Resolve, the PROLED MacBook narrowly edged out the mini LED model, arguably within the margin of error, but its lead ahead of the other systems was much clearer. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Villegas, a progressive, edged out a moderate Democrat in the top-two nonpartisan primary to advance to the general election alongside Valadao. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

A little over a month later, Russell claimed gold in the women’s 100m hurdles, edging out France’s Cyréna Samba-Mayela by one hundredth of a second. — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Between the two, the chips edged out the popcorn for me, especially with that cranberry-sauce dip combo in my future. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for edge out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
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• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout