EDGED (OUT) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

edged (out)

verb

Definition of edged (out)

past tense of edge (out)

as in nosed out

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But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of blew away

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Panic swept through the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia this weekend following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Record heat swept much of the continent, leading to tens of thousands of excess deaths.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of swept

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Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
When word got around this week that the North Collins Street restaurant might be closing after 37 years, friends rallied around Airways and gave it a business boost to keep it around through Dallas Cowboys football season.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of got around

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James made a nifty behind-the-back pass to Edgecombe (who missed a corner 3) and even squared up and buried a long 3 from about Caitlin Clark range.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The difference is buried in management time, attention, optionality and operating friction.

— George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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