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
With Fuller in office, Republicans now hold a 217-213 edge in the chamber over Democrats.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
That gives the Stars the edge in a tight series that, no matter what, should be taking place sometime next month.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Plus, America had an overwhelming military edge in East Asia.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
That gives the Stars the edge in a tight series that, no matter what, should be taking place sometime next month.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Plus, America had an overwhelming military edge in East Asia.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge in
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Five anchors were inserted in his shoulder.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Verbeten introduced her bill at the Senate Judiciary Committee, and there were a lot of questions.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But his music was quite different from the pieces that Paolo introduced me to over the next year, all of which were written in the mid-eighteenth century.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Edge in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20in. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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