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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As someone who recently learned how to play Mahjong, I was thrilled to receive this as a gift and was blown away by the presentation and detail put into the set.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026
The soil dried out, came loose, was blown away to reveal all kinds of things.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of blow away

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The Democrats swept this week's midterm elections, taking majorities in the House and Senate and flipping governors' offices in places like Texas, Nevada and Iowa.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Democrats also swept all three available school board seats, just two years after Republican state lawmakers made the traditionally nonpartisan elections partisan, a change that Democratic candidates worried would put them at a disadvantage.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of sweep

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Until then, the RSF will, based on its actions over the past two decades, continue to slaughter tens, if not hundreds, of thousands more.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
In one of the many scary dream sequences David Naughton has while becoming a werewolf, his Jewish family back home is slaughtered by Nazi monsters.

— Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaughter

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Ghidorah was bested this first time by Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Peloton Interactive — The maker of fitness equipment jumped 7% after Peloton Interactive posted fiscal first-quarter revenue of $559 million, besting the LSEG consensus estimate of $554 million.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of best

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In addition to those killed, Zelenskyy said 30 more people could still be buried in the rubble.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure — in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

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