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edge

noun as in advantage

verb as in border, trim

verb as in defeat narrowly

verb as in sharpen

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The quiet, practiced awareness of how flavors talk to one another — the way lemon steadies cream or how a drizzle of honey can round off a salt edge.

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The large amounts of gas visible on the leading edges of the bar are being channeled towards the galactic center.

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As day faded to dusk, they were heading down Balboa Boulevard and had edged into the intersection with Burbank Boulevard as they prepared to turn left.

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But despite that care and attention, some players feel they need something else to give them an edge in performance.

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He was wearing a safety line, but the sharp edge of the building’s frame severed the line as he plummeted 60 feet.

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

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