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
Frederic and Savoie would replace them, and represent an increase in skill and speed, with less of an edge in the case of Savoie.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Abu Dhabi’s strategy is aligned with a top US priority: maintaining an edge in AI over China.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
After looking at the data, the Equality State ranked No. 38 for health care, but No. 3 for quality of life and No. 1 for affordability, giving it a serious edge in the overall rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Abu Dhabi’s strategy is aligned with a top US priority: maintaining an edge in AI over China.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
After looking at the data, the Equality State ranked No. 38 for health care, but No. 3 for quality of life and No. 1 for affordability, giving it a serious edge in the overall rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge in
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Bake in preheated oven until tomatoes burst and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thighs registers 165°F, about 45 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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This might happen, for instance, if there is any bacteria on syringe needles inserted into a vial.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 June 2025
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According to the lawsuit, Thomas was introduced by women's swimming head coach Mike Schnur to the women's swimmers during a team meeting in Fall 2019 as their incoming teammate.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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This poses challenges to decision-making quality and can introduce safety and reputational risks.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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