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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The four-year university in Southern California beat out colleges in Northridge and Salt Lake City for the top spot.
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Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The Raider even managed to beat out the Razer Blade 16 with the same GPU.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
The Frenchman has typically beaten out Tsunoda despite being in what is purported to be lesser machinery.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mati Carbon’s concept beat out over 1,300 teams from 112 countries that competed in the carbon removal XPRIZE.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The Raider even managed to beat out the Razer Blade 16 with the same GPU.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
The Frenchman has typically beaten out Tsunoda despite being in what is purported to be lesser machinery.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mati Carbon’s concept beat out over 1,300 teams from 112 countries that competed in the carbon removal XPRIZE.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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