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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edged (out)
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Parenteau willed her team to victory in mixed 2, and then LA blew away STL in the DreamBreaker for a statement win and to take the group.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia and a brace from John McGinn blew away Forest, who had been leading 1-0 after the first leg.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The forecast comes a week after a hail storm swept through the Denver area, delaying hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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While Mercedes won two races last year, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell have swept the first six races of the 2026 F1 season.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
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InStyle tester Janice got around this roadblock by making this a part of her morning routine.—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Celebrations broke out from Port-au-Prince to South Florida as word got around the Haitian community that The Grenadiers were headed to the World Cup for the first time since 1974.—
Michelle Kaufman
May 24,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
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That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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“Edged (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edged%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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