as in to insert
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 edge in
The readers chose Altuve, a three-time batting champion with a .305 career average and nearly 2,300 hits — some 400 more than Utley, who batted .275 and has the edge in WAR (64.6 to 52.7), homers and RBIs.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Rising global trade tensions have left investors on edge in recent months.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Underlying conditions created by a lower-pressure trough in the upper part of the atmosphere near the Mexico-California border will keep that high pressure from developing a hard edge in the Bay Area; as a result, the heat wave is likely to be over come Saturday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
But that doesn’t mean Bitcoin loses its edge in the stablecoin game.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Rising global trade tensions have left investors on edge in recent months.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Underlying conditions created by a lower-pressure trough in the upper part of the atmosphere near the Mexico-California border will keep that high pressure from developing a hard edge in the Bay Area; as a result, the heat wave is likely to be over come Saturday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
But that doesn’t mean Bitcoin loses its edge in the stablecoin game.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge in
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However, the lawmakers inserted a critical provision into the legislation proposing the amendment: Enough states needed to ratify it within seven years, or the window to add the ERA would close.—
Sarah Bedford,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Earlier this week, the Royals inserted Garcia into the third spot in the batting order.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Since the appointment of Miguel Cardoso at the end of last year, the Portuguese coach has introduced more defensive discipline and a greater focus on set pieces.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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These regulations introduced the filing of a new Form 708 to report these transfers-noncompliance subjects the recipients to significant penalties.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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