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. skin
  6. slaughter
  7. best
  8. bury
Verb
  • Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Rasmussen’s high placement (nosing out Skenes) might surprise you.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of nose out
Verb
  • The weather should be good for tonight with the wind slightly blowing out to right field.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • While Boeing wants to build and deliver more 737 Max planes, its production is capped by the Federal Aviation Administration, which put limits on its manufacturing after a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane in January 2024.
    — Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Definition of blow out
Verb
  • His face is intact; only the back of his skull has been blown away.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But both professional and civilian advocates of the bill have been blown away by how the post-production community rallied behind it.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • The rocks and melted water suddenly swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing torrents of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Following Miller’s and Young’s plea agreement, Missouri lawmakers were divided in their opinions on whether to change the sweeping stand-your-ground laws enacted in 2016.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweep
Verb
  • Thanks to camelia, olive, rosehip, and turmeric, this formula improves collagen production, smooths wrinkles, reduces inflammation, speeds up healing, and firms skin.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of skin
Verb
  • In fact, some protests have started breaking out, though not at the massive scale that was seen in January, when the government slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • More than 10,000 people, including many children, died during the two-year siege of Sarajevo and more than 7,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys were slaughtered within a few days in Srebrenica in July 1995.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of slaughter
Verb
  • Secretariat and American Pharoah have also been bested at the Spa.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Santa Monica should reach 87 degrees, surpassing the daily record of 85 set in 2011; and Hawthorne is expected to hit 93 degrees, besting the record of 88 set in 2015.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of best
Verb
  • In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.
    — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Huntsinger never expected to be dealing with a major mudslide that buried one of the festival’s main venues, The Palm, in three feet of mud.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bury
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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