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edging out

verb as in defeat narrowly

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In Iraq, Tehran was our silent partner, working to break an ISIS siege and edging out Maliki.

Brown admitted students from 80 different countries, with China edging out Canada as the largest source.

“Destination living” communities—complete with swimming pools, shops, and cafés on site—are edging out stodgy starter homes.

Later that fall, Michel landed the top job at the Daily News, edging out Louise Story, now a reporter with The New York Times.

It looked as if he were edging out from under—or maybe he really believed that.

But little Mr. Justice Sawrey, edging out of the group officiously, set spurs to his own horse and trotted after him.

Edging out of the door, Penny pretended not to hear the latter remark.

Blossom had been busy edging out of the reach of the ugly things in the bottom of the boat.

Steve, profiting by Miller's advice, kept his gaze fixed on the face of the opposing end who was edging out into the field.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to edge out, such as: nose out, slip by, and squeeze by.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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