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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Sagapolutele beat out Ohio State transfer Devin Brown for the starting job and has played with a veteran’s poise to start the season.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Hiller beat out supporting dudes like like Harrison Ford, Bowen Yang, and Michael Urie — all of whom looked pleased as punch to see Hiller win.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Last Sunday, Moroney won the MTV VMAs Best Country award, beating out genre heavyweights like Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson for the first-of-its-kind honor.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Ellison becomes world’s richest person Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is now the world’s richest person with a net worth near $393 billion, beating out Elon Musk on Wednesday, per the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Hiller beat out supporting dudes like like Harrison Ford, Bowen Yang, and Michael Urie — all of whom looked pleased as punch to see Hiller win.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Last Sunday, Moroney won the MTV VMAs Best Country award, beating out genre heavyweights like Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson for the first-of-its-kind honor.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Ellison becomes world’s richest person Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is now the world’s richest person with a net worth near $393 billion, beating out Elon Musk on Wednesday, per the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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