edge out

Idioms  

1. Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch. [Late 1800s]

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edge out

When not trying to edge out Gicurasi, Ubwuzu is beating up Imfura, another younger male whose defeat at the hands of Ubwuzu begins his ostracization from the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The 22-year-old, who also won silver in slopestyle and big air in Italy, posted a best score of 94.75 at Livigno Snow Park to edge out China teammate Li Fanghui, who scored 93.00.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Her combined time of 3:57:93 over four heats was enough to edge out Germany's Laura Nolte by just 0.04 seconds and compatriot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries by 0.12secs.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The favorite for individual gold earned 10 points toward the United States’ total of 69 to edge out Japan by one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

Nim squatted at the edge, out of the way of the wind and stink.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr