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
  • 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
  • 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
  • On Thursday night at Citi Field, the Dodgers might have provided the best example yet, blowing away the New York Mets with a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • 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
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
  • The Catholic League is threatening François with skinning his brother, the cardinal, and burning him alive if François doesn’t marry Margot.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
  • But even the most experienced hikers have slipped, stumbled, and skinned a knee while trekking.
    Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of skin
Verb
  • Framed by heavily armed Mexican authorities, relatives of the LeBaron family mourn at the site where nine U.S. citizens, three women and six children related to the extended LeBaron family, were slaughtered along a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • When an intruder slaughters Alex’s family before running off into the night with her, Marie sets off to retrieve her friend.
    Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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