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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Netflix emerged as the frontrunner earlier this week, after beating out Paramount’s bid of $27 per share.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
That scorigami-generating Sunday Night Football nail-biter beat out even the Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving showdown, which drew record TV ratings but ranked just sixth in terms of Kalshi volume.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That beat out the 15 cents per share and $393 million in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Their history goes back to 1975, when Wood beat out heavy competition to become the new guitarist in the Stones after spending time in bands including Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
That scorigami-generating Sunday Night Football nail-biter beat out even the Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving showdown, which drew record TV ratings but ranked just sixth in terms of Kalshi volume.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That beat out the 15 cents per share and $393 million in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Their history goes back to 1975, when Wood beat out heavy competition to become the new guitarist in the Stones after spending time in bands including Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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