edge (out)

verb

Definition of edge (out)next
as in to nose out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge (out)
  1. nose out
  2. blow out
  3. blow away
  4. sweep
  5. snow under
  6. skin
  7. slaughter
  8. best
Verb
  • Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
  • In 2009, her own dog, Daisy, nudged her repeatedly in the chest, nosing out a lump that turned out to be breast cancer.
    Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2018
Definition of nose out
Verb
  • After the song, Love blew out the candle on the cake that the Combs kids were sharing in their father's honor.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The racket smash has become something of a circus, as if the physical destruction is a necessary part of blowing out frustration during the ebbs and flows of a game.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of blow out
Verb
  • The Philippines weather agency had warned the the storm could blow away roofs and shatter windows and wreak extensive damage to farmland, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As a kid who grew up eating soft sugar cookies from the grocery store, I was blown away by the crisp texture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • It was being driven by high winds that were sweeping the area as a winter storm arrived.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Barack Obama could sweep almost all these counties.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of sweep
Verb
  • Stay dry from rain and snow under this thin Levi’s jacket that’s 40 percent off, or align your outerwear choices with the toppers celebs are trying this fall: trench coats.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Ilene Gowan’s body was found covered in snow under an overpass in Iowa in February.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
Definition of snow under
Verb
  • But even the most experienced hikers have slipped, stumbled, and skinned a knee while trekking.
    Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
  • After skinning a doe, evaluate how much fat the deer had stored up.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of skin
Verb
  • This is left somewhat ambiguous, but it is implied that Agatha is buying time for Nick by slaughtering covens of witches as an offering to Death.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In April of 1983, Hezbollah assaulted the U.S. Embassy in Beirut with a suicide truck bomb that slaughtered 63 people, including 17 Americans.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of slaughter
Verb
  • Will Swift extend her record-setting four wins in the category after besting bestie Lana Del Rey this past February and adding a fifth(!) for TTPD?
    Michael Savio, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • However, after besting the giant pig, Link is swallowed by a large purple rift, but manages to free Zelda just before he is consumed.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of best
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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