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
Examples of beat out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
During the Egg Roll, Roosevelt Ho narrowly beat out his sister Lincoln to cross the finish line first.
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Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This electric 3-row SUV with up to 300 miles of range, clever interior details and a distinct, futuristic exterior, beat out the Volvo EX30 an BYD Seal.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Louie, the first-ever raccoon rescue to be crowned the Cadbury Bunny, beat out 29 cute contenders for the top prize in this year’s competition.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
For Podcast of the Year, Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas from Slate beat out fellow nominees, including Embedded: Taking Cover from NPR, Next Year in Moscow from The Economist, and 50 Years of Hip-Hop from KEXP.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, Shanghai beat out other cities competing for Tesla’s factory.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The increase also beat out raises from other automakers in the region.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Taylor beat out 10 other Republican candidates to succeed Rep. Brad Wenstrup, who is retiring at the end of the year to spend more time with family.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Nvidia also beat out Amazon and Alphabet to become the U.S.’s third-most valuable company by market cap in February, and bested Saudi Arabia’s Aramco to become the world’s third-most valuable company in March.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This electric 3-row SUV with up to 300 miles of range, clever interior details and a distinct, futuristic exterior, beat out the Volvo EX30 an BYD Seal.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Louie, the first-ever raccoon rescue to be crowned the Cadbury Bunny, beat out 29 cute contenders for the top prize in this year’s competition.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
For Podcast of the Year, Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas from Slate beat out fellow nominees, including Embedded: Taking Cover from NPR, Next Year in Moscow from The Economist, and 50 Years of Hip-Hop from KEXP.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
Soon after, Shanghai beat out other cities competing for Tesla’s factory.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The increase also beat out raises from other automakers in the region.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Taylor beat out 10 other Republican candidates to succeed Rep. Brad Wenstrup, who is retiring at the end of the year to spend more time with family.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Nvidia also beat out Amazon and Alphabet to become the U.S.’s third-most valuable company by market cap in February, and bested Saudi Arabia’s Aramco to become the world’s third-most valuable company in March.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
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