beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
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Lee, who is running for her third term, beat out Will Parker for the nomination in the 2026 Pennsylvania primary election on Tuesday.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Incentives aside, Boulder beat out its competitors because of the technical expertise residing at the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other federal labs, IonQ executives said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The film ultimately went to the current king of the indie studios, A24, which beat out other bidders including Mubi, Focus Features, Searchlight, and Netflix.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 May 2026
Incentives aside, Boulder beat out its competitors because of the technical expertise residing at the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other federal labs, IonQ executives said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Incentives aside, Boulder beat out its competitors because of the technical expertise residing at the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other federal labs, IonQ executives said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The film ultimately went to the current king of the indie studios, A24, which beat out other bidders including Mubi, Focus Features, Searchlight, and Netflix.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 May 2026
Incentives aside, Boulder beat out its competitors because of the technical expertise residing at the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other federal labs, IonQ executives said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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