EDGED IN Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

edged in

verb

past tense of edge in

as in inserted

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 edged in Small, green leaves edged in yellow and ivory earn that distinction. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 Esperantist doctors rubbed shoulders with members of the International League of Blind Esperantists, and the World Association of Esperantist Non-smokers edged in on the Ukrainian Esperanto Association. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 The restaurant, which also doubles up as check in, is all soaring ceilings, wooden beams and a wood burner reminiscent of a campfire, edged in stone. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 His threats have grown more sharp-edged in recent days. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 This is an elegant, multi-trunk plant with narrow leaves edged in red. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025 Pale wood floors, crisp white linens edged in black, and black steel accents give the spaces discipline without slipping into austerity. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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As a result, the Royals inserted Luke Maile behind the plate to finish the night.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Jabbour said an endovascular cerebrospinal fluid shunt, or E-shunt, is threaded into the brain with a catheter that's inserted through the groin.

— Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Ross, Oscar, and Persephone were all metagamers who weren’t introduced to each other, and who had to make silly faces throughout the game, then point each other out based on the face-pulling, which Oscar and Sephi both successfully do.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
She was raised in Pasadena and was introduced to the music of such artists as Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Hank Williams, the Pretenders, and Neil Young through her family’s extensive vinyl record collection.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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