edge out
phrasal 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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DeChambeau finished out the weekend at -6, just edging out Rory McIlroy who finished second with -5.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 12 June 2025
At last year's event, Robert MacIntyre edged out Benjamin Griffin for the win, with a score of -16, beating Griffin by just one stroke.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Less than one month ago on May 7, the Dragons (16-4) edged out Scituate (13-6) by a goal in a 6-5 showing.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
With Jackie Chan in the 2010 reboot, the foreign box office on that movie edged out domestic, $182.5M to $176.5M and that’s without China, however, Japan made a great $17.4M.
Men over 25 for Karate Kid were 37% and women under 25 the lowest turnout at 11%.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 June 2025
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 12 June 2025
At last year's event, Robert MacIntyre edged out Benjamin Griffin for the win, with a score of -16, beating Griffin by just one stroke.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Less than one month ago on May 7, the Dragons (16-4) edged out Scituate (13-6) by a goal in a 6-5 showing.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
With Jackie Chan in the 2010 reboot, the foreign box office on that movie edged out domestic, $182.5M to $176.5M and that’s without China, however, Japan made a great $17.4M.
Men over 25 for Karate Kid were 37% and women under 25 the lowest turnout at 11%.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 June 2025
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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