pipped · eliminated · ousted · bumped · displaced · marginally · barely · whisker · photo finish · rival · competitor · lost · second place · runner-up · underdog · upset · clutch · final stretch
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Related — narrowly (By a small margin); defeated (Overcome in contest); beaten (Having lost a contest); squeezed · overtaken · pipped · eliminated · ousted · bumped · displaced · marginally · barely · whisker
competitive outcomeedged out ≠ prevailed Proved stronger ultimately; triumphed · beat out · won · pulled ahead · advanced
margin of victory/defeatedged out ≠ dominated Controlled or overpowered; crushed · trounced · routed · blew away · demolished
inclusion/exclusionedged out ≠ brought in Caused to enter; included · embraced · admitted · accepted · selected
abandonment: abandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave; sidelined: benched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/edged_out