EDGE (OUT) Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

edge (out)

verb

Definition of edge (out)

as in to nose out

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Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Rasmussen’s high placement (nosing out Skenes) might surprise you.

— Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of nose out

Verb

The weather should be good for tonight with the wind slightly blowing out to right field.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
While Boeing wants to build and deliver more 737 Max planes, its production is capped by the Federal Aviation Administration, which put limits on its manufacturing after a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane in January 2024.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 5 June 2026

Definition of blow out

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Otherwise, you could very well be blown away by Kim's answers to these questions.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Add Heidi Gardner to the list of guests at the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding who were blown away by how such a grand event could be made to feel so intimate.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow away

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As of his locker-room interview immediately after the Game 4 sweeping by the Milwaukee Brewers last week, Ohtani still insists on pitching.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
And so, even breakfast stretched into early afternoon, enjoyed as a brief storm swept over the pool, and bookended with mimosas.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweep

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Yamaguchi prepared each course live, skinning a pike conger or breaking down live lobsters from his perch behind the grill.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
Formulated with retinol, collagen, and hyaluronic acid, the anti-aging cream smooths and firms skin.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of skin

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Though the Hoosiers bested the Buckeyes in last year’s Big Ten Championship and won the title, Ohio State remains the Big Ten standard.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
As the unsuccessful regime-change effort in Iran demonstrated, there are no shortcuts to besting the axis countries, together or individually.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

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