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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Montemayor beat out a swinging bunt, sophomore Brooklyn Giaime singled to left and freshman Ava Giaime singled to right to drive in Montemayor.
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Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
The young Facts of Life actress still had to beat out stiff competition — including Laura Dern, as well as her future The Breakfast Club costar Ally Sheedy — before scoring the part of birthday girl Samantha Baker.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
The young Facts of Life actress still had to beat out stiff competition — including Laura Dern, as well as her future The Breakfast Club costar Ally Sheedy — before scoring the part of birthday girl Samantha Baker.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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