as in to insert
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 edge in
Frederic and Savoie would replace them, and represent an increase in skill and speed, with less of an edge in the case of Savoie.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Abu Dhabi’s strategy is aligned with a top US priority: maintaining an edge in AI over China.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
After looking at the data, the Equality State ranked No. 38 for health care, but No. 3 for quality of life and No. 1 for affordability, giving it a serious edge in the overall rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Abu Dhabi’s strategy is aligned with a top US priority: maintaining an edge in AI over China.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
After looking at the data, the Equality State ranked No. 38 for health care, but No. 3 for quality of life and No. 1 for affordability, giving it a serious edge in the overall rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge in
Verb
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Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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Cut a pocket into each chicken breast by inserting the tip of a chef’s knife in the thickest part of the breast and cutting a horizontal slit 3/4 of the way through the breast.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Back in the 60s, the seatbelt was introduced that made car passengers safe.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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He’s then introduced to Institute headmistress Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker), Dr. Hendricks (Robert Joy) and Head of Security Stackhouse (Julian Richings).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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