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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After Thune narrowly edged out Cornyn for the Senate GOP leader job in 2024, the two quickly patched things up.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
In 2022, when McKee was seeking his first full four-year term in a crowded field of wannabes that included Foulkes in her first run, McKee got the votes of 81 of 159 delegates, edging out then Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, who took 58 votes.
—Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 20 June 2026
The Ducks have established a pipeline to the Motor City and edged out the Wolverines for a major prospect.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
For those who prefer fiction to nonfiction, mysteries edge out science fiction and fantasy as the most popular genre overall, and they are favored by both women and readers who read the most books per year (though men are more likely to pick up sci-fi and fantasy).
—Fred Backus, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
In 2022, when McKee was seeking his first full four-year term in a crowded field of wannabes that included Foulkes in her first run, McKee got the votes of 81 of 159 delegates, edging out then Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, who took 58 votes.
—Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 20 June 2026
The Ducks have established a pipeline to the Motor City and edged out the Wolverines for a major prospect.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
For those who prefer fiction to nonfiction, mysteries edge out science fiction and fantasy as the most popular genre overall, and they are favored by both women and readers who read the most books per year (though men are more likely to pick up sci-fi and fantasy).
—Fred Backus, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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