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

Republicans edge out Democrats on keeping people safe, crime prevention, and reducing and stopping violent crime. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The 29-year-old Lyles won gold in the 100 at Paris in a photo finish, narrowly edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and becoming the first American man to win the Olympic sprint since Justin Gatlin in 2004. — Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

In a move that shocked the baking world, last year, the shop edged out 349 other contenders to win the grand prize at the Best Croissant San Francisco competition. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Crabs tore through fishing nets, devoured mollusks at an alarming rate and edged out the native green crab, a local soft-shell specialty. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for edge out

• roundabout
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• thereabout
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