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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Despite a few small differences, this antivirus barely edged out its free cousin, with 87% detection and 8.3 out of 10 possible points, compared with 85% and 8.2 points for the free edition. —

PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024 And while Matlock certainly has a ton of older viewers, the Youth is vibing with Maddy, too: Including streaming, the show ranks as the No. 8 entertainment series on network TV with adult viewers under 50, edging out Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order: SVU. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Miller’s touchdown run proved to be the difference as New Orleans edged out the Giants 14-11. —

Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024 That barely edged out Deadpool and Wolverine, the 127-minute Marvel team-up movie that racked up 1.34 billion minutes viewed on Disney+. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for edge out