edging (out)

verb

Definition of edging (out)next
present participle of edge (out)
as in blowing out

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  1. blowing away
  2. getting around
  3. sweeping
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  • To keep the wind from blowing away the transplants, Deerwester showed how to fold down much of the leaves and put the tops of the leaves in the fold to help anchor the plants better.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Secure it with bricks or sandbags to stop it from blowing away.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowing away
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  • Currently, getting around requires a buggy, but bicycles for each villa will be arriving soon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There’s no getting around the fact that friends of weed often become friends of incivility, then crime.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting around
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  • In part because the mayor is so aggressively sweeping the TIF surplus funds, year after year, to close the city’s own budget gaps.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Still, despite the edginess of the film—which is arguably better plotted than the original—Moore isn’t wrong about treacly Hollywood politics sweeping in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Edging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edging%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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