edge out
verb
edged out; edging out; edges out
: to slowly become more successful, popular, etc., than (someone or something)
The company is gradually edging out the competition.
Efficiency has edged out price as the top reason people give for buying the car.
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Chelsea will face Manchester City in the FA Cup final on May 16 after edging out in-form Leeds United in their Wembley semi-final.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The family moved to Kyiv before school started in the fall, resettling in a block of apartments that had been hastily reserved for families like theirs, edging out others who had been languishing on the housing list.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Missouri and North Carolina followed by redrawing their maps to edge out Democrats in one seat apiece.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The survey finds that 29% of Americans call the economy their top issue, edging out the 24% who choose threats to democracy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The family moved to Kyiv before school started in the fall, resettling in a block of apartments that had been hastily reserved for families like theirs, edging out others who had been languishing on the housing list.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Missouri and North Carolina followed by redrawing their maps to edge out Democrats in one seat apiece.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The survey finds that 29% of Americans call the economy their top issue, edging out the 24% who choose threats to democracy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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