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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It only recently got beat out due to its dosing system.
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Lamar beat out the Wicked soundtrack, which opened with 139,000 units.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Derrick Henry of Baltimore, who while at Alabama beat out Stanford’s McCaffrey for the Heisman Trophy in 2015, isn’t far behind with 1,325 yards and 13 touchdowns.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
While top spots primarily went to those produced in Europe, two American makers beat out thousands of others to land gold medals at the annual competition.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Lamar beat out the Wicked soundtrack, which opened with 139,000 units.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Derrick Henry of Baltimore, who while at Alabama beat out Stanford’s McCaffrey for the Heisman Trophy in 2015, isn’t far behind with 1,325 yards and 13 touchdowns.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
While top spots primarily went to those produced in Europe, two American makers beat out thousands of others to land gold medals at the annual competition.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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