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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Chock and Bates edged out French pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron by less than two points in an early showdown of individual gold medal contenders.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
At six months, the money market account edges out the traditional savings account by about $183.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
With no Texas Tech — the team the Longhorns vanquished in the WCWS finals a year ago — on the nonconference schedule like last season, a home series with Oklahoma April 10-12 edges out a home series with Texas A&M March 27-29 for the hottest ticket of the season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Fifteen players are products of Texas high school football, which edges out the 13 players from California.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
At six months, the money market account edges out the traditional savings account by about $183.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
With no Texas Tech — the team the Longhorns vanquished in the WCWS finals a year ago — on the nonconference schedule like last season, a home series with Oklahoma April 10-12 edges out a home series with Texas A&M March 27-29 for the hottest ticket of the season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Fifteen players are products of Texas high school football, which edges out the 13 players from California.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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