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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That matches global trends, since last year is expected to be the hottest year on record worldwide, beating out 2023.
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Spanish-language musical — which stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, and is helmed by French writer and director Jacques Audiard — was named best motion picture: comedy or musical on Sunday, Jan. 5, beating out Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance and Wicked.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
His 90 receptions on the season set the Browns’ single-season franchise record for receptions, beating out Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome (89).
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The city’s traffic is now so thick that New York was named the world’s most congested city in a 2023 traffic scorecard compiled by the transportation data analytics firm INRIX, beating out London, Paris and Mexico City.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Spanish-language musical — which stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, and is helmed by French writer and director Jacques Audiard — was named best motion picture: comedy or musical on Sunday, Jan. 5, beating out Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance and Wicked.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
His 90 receptions on the season set the Browns’ single-season franchise record for receptions, beating out Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome (89).
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The city’s traffic is now so thick that New York was named the world’s most congested city in a 2023 traffic scorecard compiled by the transportation data analytics firm INRIX, beating out London, Paris and Mexico City.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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