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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More News: Eagles To Be Without Key Offensive Weapon For Week 14 Game After their victory over the Ravens last Sunday, the Eagles are determined to keep pace with the Detroit Lions, who edged out the Packers 34-31 on Thursday to improve to 12-1 and secure a playoff spot. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Greendale edged out the Germantown High School Band by about 2,000 votes. —

Maia Pandey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024 The current second top-selling item is a push-up bra, which has edged out accessories from last week’s top item. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024 If not for so many high-profile losses around them, the Hoosiers were at risk of getting edged out of the College Football Playoff altogether. —

J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for edge out