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plural of edge.
present tense form of edge (3rd person singular).

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edges

NOUN

border, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt peak perimeter point rim shore side threshold tip verge

STRONG

bend berm bound brim butt circumference contour crook crust curb extremity frame frontier hem hook ledge limb limit molding periphery portal ring skirt split strand term trimming turn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottom center inside interior middle nadir

WEAK

block disadvantage surface

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance lead superiority

STRONG

allowance ascendancy bulge draw odds start vantage

WEAK

head start upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

block center inside interior middle surface

VERB

border, trim

Synonyms

STRONG

bind bound decorate fringe hem margin outline rim shape skirt surround verge

Antonyms

STRONG

allow free let go permit release unbind

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

defeat narrowly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creep ease inch

STRONG

infiltrate sidle steal worm

WEAK

nose out slip by slip past squeeze by squeeze past

Antonyms

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

sharpen

Synonyms

STRONG

file grind hone polish sharpen strop whet

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull

WEAK

center lose thicken wallop

Example Sentences

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While we spend a great deal of time in the U.S. talking about fixing what’s wrong with healthcare, we often end up just tinkering around the edges rather than fundamentally changing things.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

All of it has been charted on YouTube as the countdown edges towards the big day.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

So far, that reality has only trimmed the edges of a soaring tech rally that has markets within touching distance of their all-time highs.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Now, security officials are watching to see if the count of Chinese ships off Taiwan’s shores edges up again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

“There’s no ‘they’ calling it anything,” I corrected, a little peevishness coloring the edges of my voice now, too.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan