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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When the doc aired, the vehicle had already won a major award at the motorsports festival Goodwood, beating out Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, Bugatti and others, Anstead told PEOPLE in an interview ahead of the show's release.
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s how much Democrats have reported raising in total through Oct. 16 between their two major national committees and two super PACs, beating out Republicans’ overall fundraising total of $1.4 billion.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The legacy sneaker giant beat out Adidas and Foot Locker, which tied for second place, while upstart competitor On Running came in last among Gen Z and millennials.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
As for Corenswet, the rising star has had himself quite a year after beating out a number of actors to play the iconic role of Clark Kent aka the Man of Steel in director James Gunn’s Superman.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s how much Democrats have reported raising in total through Oct. 16 between their two major national committees and two super PACs, beating out Republicans’ overall fundraising total of $1.4 billion.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The legacy sneaker giant beat out Adidas and Foot Locker, which tied for second place, while upstart competitor On Running came in last among Gen Z and millennials.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
As for Corenswet, the rising star has had himself quite a year after beating out a number of actors to play the iconic role of Clark Kent aka the Man of Steel in director James Gunn’s Superman.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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