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• Fringed
• Formed the border of
• Double-__
• Proceeded with caution
• Advanced gradually
• Barely defeated, with 'out'
• Double- -- sword
• Defeated, but barely
• Just beat out
• Trimmed, as the outskirts of the lawn
• Nosed out
• Moved along a cliff
• Beat by a bit
• Narrowly defeated
• Just defeated, with 'out'