edge (out)

verb

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

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  1. nose out
  2. blow out
  3. blow away
  4. sweep
  5. snow under
  6. skin
  7. slaughter
  8. best
Verb
  • Alligators tilt their noses out of the water to enable them to breathe in case the water freezes, according to the Swamp Park & Outdoor Center, a tourist attraction in North Carolina that lets people see alligators in their natural habitats.
    Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
  • 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
Definition of nose out
Verb
  • Whitaker was also in the hot seat after a door blew out of a Boeing plane in January, causing weeks of scrutiny into the company’s manufacturing safety.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers.
    Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow out
Verb
  • Like Kaya's owners, viewers were blown away by her ability to sniff the bacon despite her age.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Watching the live demos of this technology, I was blown away by how capable this translation service is!
    John Werner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • The big concern for the central bank is now whether the policies of incoming President-elect Donald Trump — particularly his threat of sweeping trade tariffs — will prove inflationary.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Brutalist landed five, including a Best Supporting Actor for Australian actor Guy Pearce, while Emilia Pérez, which swept the Golden Globes nominations, took home four noms.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweep
Verb
  • The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In Watertown, New York, which has been similarly snowed under in recent days, the outlook was a bit better − up to 10 inches of additional snow were in the forecast.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of snow under
Verb
  • The year Nina turned 16, she was bound and determined to reach a new high point of base camp, Camp Muir, by skinning up on her own skis.
    Jamie Shandro, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of skin
Verb
  • The court added that the government need not wait until a rattlesnake bite but can preemptively slaughter all rattlesnakes before even a hissing sound.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
  • According to local tour companies, Tanzanian families will often buy a goat or cow in January to fatten it all year so that it can be slaughtered and eaten as the traditional dishes of supu (offal) and makorongo (legs) on Christmas Eve.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of slaughter
Verb
  • This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
  • With over 10,000 new bond issues having come to market through November 2024, issuance is on track to top $500 billion in 2024, potentially besting the $510 billion mark set in 2020.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of best
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