edged (out)

verb

Definition of edged (out)next
past tense of edge (out)
as in nosed out

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  1. blew away
  2. swept
  3. got around
  4. buried
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  • Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of blew away
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  • The Lakers made the playoffs in 2013 but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, just weeks after Kobe Bryant suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the small community of Waiohinu on the southern point of Hawaii's Big Island, a mudslide swept through and destroyed about a dozen homes.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swept
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  • The gender data gap did not close because medicine finally got around to it.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
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  • Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Edged (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edged%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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