EDGING IN Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

edging in

verb

present participle of edge in

as in inserting

to put among or between others although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations

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Recent Examples of edging in They're commonly used as borders and edging in gardens. — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 6 May 2026 And, all the while, the bigger one kept edging in a few feet at a time, cautious, but not afraid, retreating when the men rushed him with their flares, but always circling back toward the tent. — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026

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Delta Force snipers Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart both earned the Medal of Honor for inserting into Mike Durant's crash site and fighting to the bitter and bloody end.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The resolution does not specify a schedule for inserting discrete one-hour corrections.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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These were actually comments I was frequently subjected to while still working in a hospital setting.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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