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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Arizona Diamondbacks The 2023 National League champion Diamondbacks were edged out of the final wild-card spot in 2024, finishing the year at 89-73, nine games behind the juggernaut Dodgers in the division. Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 To me, the top two are clearly Jewels and Sam, with Sam edging out Jewels with a stronger runway. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 And in Riverside, two young female athletes were cut from their cross-country team after being edged out by a transgender-identifying male competitor. Kate Sanchez, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025 The Eagles, displaying the NFL’s best roster, bullied the Chiefs on both lines and seized their second Super Bowl victory in eight years under Roseman, their general manager. Pre-Roseman, Philadelphia hadn’t won an NFL title since its 1960 team edged out Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for edge out

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“Edge out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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