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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Buzz won the World Car Design award for 2025, beating out the Kia EV3 and Toyota Land Cruiser.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The effort resulted in the team taking second-place in the Phillips Machine Student Competition, beating out designs from college and university teams, Erbach said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Josh Naylor beat out a double play ball to score Grichuk and tie the game at 1-1.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
That upgrade comes as the stock is already up 12% in 2025, beating out the S & P 500′s more than 3% decline during that time.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 May 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The effort resulted in the team taking second-place in the Phillips Machine Student Competition, beating out designs from college and university teams, Erbach said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Josh Naylor beat out a double play ball to score Grichuk and tie the game at 1-1.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
That upgrade comes as the stock is already up 12% in 2025, beating out the S & P 500′s more than 3% decline during that time.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 May 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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