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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This zone was filled with vanities, tubs, and sinks, with prices that would beat out your typical big-box home store.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Those episodes were beaten out, however, by an episode from Telepathy Tapes, which explores the idea that non-speaking individuals with autism can communicate telepathically.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
The fish sandwich beat out its fruity competitor in sales by a whopping 350 to 6.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
That beat out potential trouble in the bond market, inflation and trade wars.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Those episodes were beaten out, however, by an episode from Telepathy Tapes, which explores the idea that non-speaking individuals with autism can communicate telepathically.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
The fish sandwich beat out its fruity competitor in sales by a whopping 350 to 6.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
That beat out potential trouble in the bond market, inflation and trade wars.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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