as in to insert
to put among or between others
although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations
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Recent Examples of edge in
But this week is certainly going to be about making sure the bullpen, which the team sees as its edge in the postseason, is strong going into October.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Of course, the plan for this week’s newsletter – back when the Tigers’ edge in the Central was more Leyland than Lou Whitaker (1) – was to compare the Cy Young Award cases for Detroit’s Tarik Skubal and Boston’s Garrett Crochet.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Cal has a 5-4 all-time edge in the series with the Aztecs, with the home team winning each meeting.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Republicans have a 219-212 edge in the House, with four vacancies.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Of course, the plan for this week’s newsletter – back when the Tigers’ edge in the Central was more Leyland than Lou Whitaker (1) – was to compare the Cy Young Award cases for Detroit’s Tarik Skubal and Boston’s Garrett Crochet.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Cal has a 5-4 all-time edge in the series with the Aztecs, with the home team winning each meeting.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Republicans have a 219-212 edge in the House, with four vacancies.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge in
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The technique consisted of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific anatomical grid points, according to the NIH.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chavarria, who introduced Delta Dental’s first menopause report three years ago, says policies such as remote work can help.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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